Mumbai, Feb. 14 -- In a tragic mishap, a South Korean professional paraglider was killed after his glider crashed on a stony terrain at the hill station of Panchgani in Satara district of western Maharashtra.
Giving the details of the incident that took place on Tuesday evening, Station officer of Panchgani Police station RN Kaple said on Wednesday that the paraglider, identified as one Sang Taek Oh (45) had taken off in his gilder from Rajpuri point located on the outskirts of Panchgani.
"While in the air, he could not control his glider because of the strong winds coming from the opposite direction. He lost track of his route. Instead of landing at the pre-determined point, he went round the circles and crashed on stony terrain in the f...