French paraglider dies in a freak accident in Himachal Pradesh

During a solo gliding expedition, a French paraglider died after he crashed into a tree line at Bir-Billing in Himachal Pradesh on Saturday.

Shimla: A French paraglider died on Saturday after he crashed into a tree line at Bir-Billing in Himachal Pradesh, police said.

The victim, Cheval Republique, was rushed to Vivekananda Medical Research Hospital in Palampur town, where he was declared dead.

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The French Embassy in New Delhi has been informed, said a police official.

This was the fourth accident of this kind in the last three years.

IANS