Polish paraglider yet to be rescued as ops in Bir Billing enter Day 2

The Polish free-flyer who is stranded in the higher ranges of Kangra district has not been rescued as the operation to trace him continued on Monday. Andrew Babinski, a solo paragliding pilot, was stranded in the Dhauladhar hills on Sunday after colliding with another paraglider mid-air. On October 29, a Belgian paraglider, Patrice Feyaerts, lost his life as he crashed after a mid-air collision with another pilot shortly after taking off at Bir Billing. Bir-Billing, the world’s second highest paragliding site, is ranked among the top paragliding sites of the world and attracts thousands of paragliding enthusiasts from across the world every year. 71 take to course at world cup Meanwhile, on the second day of the Paragliding World Cup held in Billing, participants were tasked with covering a route spanning 66 km as measured by aerial distance and 93 km when considering the terrain.