Overview
- Officials said 27-year-old Canadian Megan Elizabeth was located deceased after a crash in the Dhauladhar range following a solo flight from Bir-Billing.
- She lost her route en route to the Chogan landing zone and went down near Talan Jot at roughly 3,900 metres, according to the paragliding association.
- Kangra district authorities and the Bir-Billing Paragliding Association ran a coordinated air-and-ground operation, with rescuer Rahul Singh reaching the site and staying overnight.
- Her remains were moved to Gaggal Airport for post-mortem and transfer to New Delhi to be handed over to the Canadian embassy, officials said.
- During the retrieval, teams rescued a foreign pilot named Jacob from about 3,302 metres in the Polling-Barot valley and dropped him at Chogan, with reports differing on his nationality; the incidents come after 26 crashes and 12 deaths in five years in Kangra and Mandi.