Andhra tourist dies in paragliding accident near Manali

A tourist from Andhra Pradesh died in a paragliding accident in Himachal Pradesh's Kullu district, police said on Wednesday.

The accident happened on Tuesday at Raison, about 20 km from Manali, while Tadi Mahesh Reddy (32) was trying to take off, they said. He was rushed to a hospital but succumbed to the serious injuries sustained in the incident.

Police said a sudden wind gust during take-off affected the glider's flight and, instead of going up, it went down.

Reddy was initially taken to Harihar Hospital at Bhuntar but as his condition deteriorated, he was shifted to the Medical College in Mandi, where doctors declared him dead. The post-mortem of the body was conducted on Wednesday, police said.

Further investigation is under way, they added.