Tourist, instructor killed in Goa paragliding accident
The paraglider plunges into a ravine soon after it takes off from a cliff, killing the 2 on the spot
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A 27-year-old woman tourist and her instructor were killed after they crashed into a ravine while paragliding in North Goa, police said on Sunday.
The accident occurred at Keri village on Saturday evening, an official said.
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Shivani Dable, a resident of Pune, and her instructor, Sumal Nepali (26), a Nepalese national, crashed to death at Keri Plateau around 5 pm, he said.
The official said Dable had opted to paraglide with an adventure sports company operating illegally.
As per the complaint, the paraglider plunged into a ravine soon after it took off from a cliff, killing the two on the spot, he said.
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A case has been registered at Mandrem police station against company owner Shekhar Raizada under the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita for endangering human life.
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