Russian Paraglider Trapped in Power Lines in Mandi, Rescued
Rescue teams used a hydraulic crane and kept Indian Air Force helicopters on standby as the pilot stayed suspended for nearly 2 hours.
- On Tuesday, a Russian paraglider pilot was rescued after becoming trapped in high-tension wires around 250 feet above the Pathankot-Mandi National Highway in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district.
- Aleksei Ivakhin became entangled in power lines near Mehar village on Monday afternoon while flying from the Bir-Billing paragliding site in Kangra district.
- State Disaster Response Force personnel Naveen Kumar and Jamshed Ahmed were lifted by a hydraulic crane operated by Lovepreet to extract Ivakhin from the wires.
- Constant communication via mobile phone helped monitor Ivakhin's condition throughout the two-hour operation; he remained conscious and unhurt despite the precarious height.
- Mandi Deputy Commissioner Apoorv Devgan confirmed Ivakhin is fine and undergoing precautionary medical examination, noting the Indian Air Force had kept helicopters on standby as backup.
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A Russian paraglider was rescued on Tuesday in Mandi, a city in the hills of northern India, after finding himself caught in high-voltage power lines.
A Russian paraglider was rescued after being trapped in a high-voltage wire network approximately 100 metres from the ground in the state of Himachal Pradesh, in northern India. The man, identified as Alexey, 48 years old, remained suspended in the equipment for almost three hours, until he was reached by a rescue team with the help of a crane. The incident occurred on Tuesday (10), near Tandu, Mandi district.
A Russian paraglider was rescued on Tuesday in the mountain town of Mandi in northern India after becoming entangled in high-voltage cables. Footage shows rescue workers using an improvised trolley system and a crane to safely remove the paraglider from the cables.
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