BIR BILLING: A youth from Greater Noida died in a paragliding accident at Bir Billing in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday, his family said.
Shubham Dobliyal, who worked with ONGC, had travelled to Himachal Pradesh with his siblings. He took part in paragliding at Bir Billing as he was interested in the adventure sport.
Dobliyal took off with pilot Vinay Kumar at around 4 pm on Tuesday. His family alleged that the paraglider lost control shortly after take-off and he fell from a height of several hundred feet.
His body was recovered at night from a mountainous forest near Gharari Dhar in the Bir Billing area.
Dobliyal's sister, Vanshika, said she and other family members were also paragliding when they saw him fall.
The family alleged that Dobliyal's GoPro camera was missing and may have recorded the accident. Vanshika also alleged that the pilot refused to show footage from his camera, which she claimed had captured the incident.
The family filed a complaint against the pilot. An investigation is needed to establish the exact cause of the accident.
