20 deaths in 10 years: The sport that's taking lives in India

Rohit MullickTNN
May 5, 2023 | 13:41 IST

A honeymoon gone horribly wrong following a paragliding accident in Kullu when a 28-year-old software engineer fell almost 15 feet and sustained severe spinal injuries this month. Last year, two persons died while paragliding in the same area. Why the sport is so risky in Himachal Pradesh


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Prisheena Gollamandala, a 28-year-old software engineer working in Hyderabad, had envisioned a perfect honeymoon with her husband this May in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. Unfortunately things went horribly wrong, leaving Gollamandala with severe spinal injuries after she fell almost 15 feet while paragliding in Kullu valley.
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