Belgian paraglider dies after falling mid-air in Bir Billing

On Tuesday, a foreign paragliding pilot died in an accident after colliding with another pilot in mid-air shortly after taking off from Bir Billing.

The accident involved two foreign solo pilots who collided in mid-air and crash-landed. Police officials confirmed that the pilot named Patrice Feyaerts, a Belgian citizen, died in the incident. The other pilot, a Polish national, was injured in the accident.

The incident occurred around 13:00 and, according to police officials, both pilots were flying freely. While the police launched a rescue operation after the incident, surrounding citizens also offered their help in tracking the paragliders.

Three foreign paragliders, who took off from Bir Billing last week, were rescued by helicopter after getting stranded in the high mountains of Kullu district.

A 54-year-old woman died in a paragliding accident that occurred in the high peaks of the Dhauladhar mountain range in April. It had taken off from Bir-Billing, flew and reportedly crash-landed near Thati village in Baijnath tehsil.

Bir-Billing, the second highest paragliding field in the world, is among the best paragliding fields in the world and attracts the attention of thousands of paragliding enthusiasts from all over the world every year.