Hero pilot saves man after their paraglider SNAPS mid air

Tourist Gaurav Choudhary, 32, captured the moment their glider aircraft snapped and he and pilot Purushottam Timsina, 22, plummeted to the ground in Kalimpong, West Bengal, India. The footage filmed on his selfie stick shows Mr Choudhary smile turn into a look of horror, as Mr Timsina desperately hold on to him as they start to spin. Mr Timsina's actions likely saved Mr Choudhary's life, as the tourist from Patna, in Bihar, northeast India escaped with a broken leg.
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[@RagunatorX]

Dude was smart to bring a camera , the cameraman never dies.

[@factsabulousdexter2646]

😂😂😂

[@Amal-pw3uj]

😂😂

[@JayasankarNair]

Read description before making jokes.. pilot died and tourist injured don't know what happened after that ..🙄 stop joking at everything

[@KunnAllu]

Unlike the one horror movie where the tv camera man got killed together with news person.

[@master_wilds]

@@JayasankarNair also no one died dumbass

[@kirksturips8629]

And he still never dropped his selfie stick that’s a proper tourist 💪🏻

[@uravddrshaw4738]

Selfie stick is attached with a rope.

[@debojit194]

Selfie Sticks are attached with a rope. Don't Comment without knowing Things @Kirk

[@Wildflower-oj7yf]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@gurmangatsingh9107]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@DC66DC]

People saying its attached with a rope but you can clearly see he is still holding it the whole way down like a boss

[@niknun8678]

The guy holding the camera thought it was a part of the adventure

[@SuperKvlogs]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@bazingapuzza]

When you pay 20 bucks for the adventure that's what you get

[@agamhunjan4701]

Hahahaja

[@BlokeBritish]

hahahaha

[@incredibleindia9541]

😂

[@jcar2412]

At beginning of video dude looked like he was just on his daily commute to work

[@ExisteDiosInc]

😂😂😂😂😂😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@rakeshvidap6026]

😂😂😂

[@robn2171]

Lol just staring at his phone screen.

[@rahulkhanna4912]

🤣🤣

[@RideWithAnthony]

Lol

[@anuragjoshi47]

if he had paid 500 more to him, there would be no broken leg.

[@hemantaofficial7903]

😂😂

[@agentfire3312]

hahaha bros u guys r just rocking

[@sunny191997]

100-200 mai bhi maan leta

[@bhaveshbhatt5870]

Your profile picture confused me. I was rubbing my screen for while thinking it was a hair strand

[@khangrikyiduk1634]

Incident was of Kalimpong, west Bengal, pilot died on the spot

[@abcdeeeeff]

The guy holding camera was already dead before falling. No voice,no reaction nothing😁

[@laxmanmhasrup327]

Really

[@s.tiwariVlog]

Bhai dhyan se dekho...camera uske hath se gir gya h or ...perachute ud rha h

[@sunny191997]

He is no more now 😆🤣

[@Kookie-zc3gt]

He's a dead inside

[@ocean3057]

Hahahahhahahah. Thank you for making me laugh after long time. Thanks

[@raydolinger1980]

The pilot rolled himself under tourist at the point of impact.... Went out like a boss :)

[@rockon647]

And died 💀 saving the Tourist life... Done his job well

[@nickovdub6131]

Went out a hero indeed, rip sir.

[@hrv8008]

@@nickovdub6131 He died? Really?

[@troydeakin4141]

I would of used him as a landing mat lol

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

He didn’t die

[@BillSmith-rx9rm]

From the video description, the implication was that both survived. It wasn't until I started reading the comments that I found out the pilot died. So sad to watch it the second time .

[@saleplains]

yeah this video does a terrible job of saying what actually happened

[@sharadyadav2014]

No one died stop this

[@NiteshSingh-jj8ji]

@@sharadyadav2014 news citing pilot death is already mentioned in the discription bro..u can open the news link n read it..sad to read the pilot demise☹️

[@stevecowham1017]

No helmet, no reserve!

[@gayanwitharana3698]

@@sharadyadav2014 A Nepalese man has died and an Indian man suffered serious injuries after their paraglider broke mid-air in Kalimpong, West Bengal. ADVERTISEMENT Tourist Gaurav Choudhary, 32, captured the moment their glider aircraft snapped and he and pilot Purushottam Timsina, 22, suddenly plummeted to the ground

[@suvekshachettri9125]

This incident happened in Darjeeling.. The pilot died of head injuries... He tried his best to save the other guy....

[@mihirkumarsrivastava9389]

The tourist was saved anyhow

[@jackdanila9893]

@@mihirkumarsrivastava9389 he only broke a leg

[@mczoom]

I don`t know...actually it looks like he just grabbed the guy firmly as a reflex of fear, thats all he was doing.

[@retrovi4128]

How did he "try to save his life"? They fell.

[@murdamonk]

@@retrovi4128 turned to take the full impact

[@BIGBLACKCLOCK_]

This incident took place at Kalimpong, India. It is very sad to hear that the pilot was dead and the tourist was injured. Rest In Peace 🙏

[@mahendrarathore360]

What ??? 😥😥😐😫

[@ganeshdube]

What

[@himachaliboy2013]

So sad

[@azharismail2116]

it's so sad to hear that. Maybe the pilot couldn't survive beacuse not wearing helmet and fall first to the ground to save tourist live

[@kishanmittal1549]

Om shaanti 🙏🙏🙏

[@sharinglungs3226]

Alternative title, we just saw a man live out the last few seconds of his life. You never know when your time is up.

[@solideomusical]

When you jump out of airplanes for fun your 'time' is likely to come up sooner.

[@tastytechaddictsmtb]

@@solideomusicalit’s a paraglider not a parachute, you don’t jump out of anywhere with a paraglider

[@solideomusical]

@@tastytechaddictsmtb Fine, so my comment applies to paragliders also.

[@YaBoyFry]

Props to the pilot for saving the man's life. Still a tragedy the pilot lost his life. Rest in peace.

[@siddharthgautam7338]

This happened in Kalimpong, India. Sadly the pilot lost his life. The tourist suffered very serious injuries but he made it through. You can see the hook break at 0:35 if you play it at half speed.

[@rabirabi924]

The guy is falling from the sky and still filming 😂😂😂

[@lestergreen360]

kinda hard to turn it off while falling

[@iamauro1114]

😆

[@SKS6184-]

Lester Green well I mean he could’ve dropped it

[@readerguy2459]

in panic situation your grip over everything you hold while falling or any other situation gets tightens ..

[@samlord2147]

What else can you do when falling from sky except being cool.

[@edbroaotearoa1198]

That dude instantly went to secure his customer instead of grabbing the remaining riggings with both hands. Terrible accident but great respect for the guide.

[@patrickswayze2596]

No matter how many times I watch this, I still can’t help but think how much this could have been avoided! To have your entire risers detach from your lines is just poor equipment management, and lack of regulations and laws in so many countries I’ve both flown and skydived/BASE jumped, but this goes beyond any sort of mal one may encounter

[@Extrasailor]

The pilot played too much with those controls, damn!

[@hanerickafarmstay8951]

Poor equipment maintenance...

[@NotN8]

It was a failed carabiner. You can see at 0:36 going x0.25 playback speed, the carabiner breaks under the heavy load

[@sudeepkumarts]

@@NotN8 Your Correct, Sharp Observation, i couldnt understand what went wrong.

[@skybrake]

@@NotN8 saw that too, clearly a biner failure buyer beware, ive seen this before , bad metal during manufacturing and testing of biners, yet they land up out there on the market killing folks

[@jessybig5823]

That is a real man he immediately grabbed that guy knowing that his life was in his hands and died protecting him from the possible danger that might and did happen. He is a tru hero

[@kaiki8318]

Absolutely true, you can see him watching for when to rotate to save the passenger before impact.

[@nehaldeewan3052]

Brave pilot all he wanted was to save his client life and he did save his client life but sadly he couldn't save himself rest in peace...

[@deewansingh4137]

How do you know he is dead

[@Mrs.A32]

Very sad indeed. Helmet could've saved the pilot's life.

[@justsuzz828]

Don't lie, both survived, just a broken leg

[@justsuzz828]

Nvm I read complete story now

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

Proof?

[@l3vyy95]

I love how they landed in someone’s backyard to a barking dog 😂

[@douggta6]

Random woman screams shortly after the rough landing!

[@funnyclouds17]

This generally happens in movies.

[@Ali-ry2ed]

Look at it again they’re still in the air it was the camera

[@rameshsyangba5440]

No joke please one of them died ..

[@Jasonpetersen1]

@@Ali-ry2ed the thing in the air you see is part of the glider. The parachute. They fell down to the ground

[@thatisabsolutelykooooge2211]

The Pilot was a true G. RIP

[@SayTi0N]

I know this story. That pilot die on impact & his body saved that tourist. He land on him

[@journeymanvlog8613]

Where this happen and when ?

[@VishalThakur-ke1it]

@@journeymanvlog8613 at kalimpong (West Bengal) 2018

[@journeymanvlog8613]

@@VishalThakur-ke1it 😞😞

[@VishalThakur-ke1it]

@@journeymanvlog8613 I'm also a paragliding pilot

[@landooliver2408]

😭😭😭

[@tmdills6]

Dude was way more chill than I would've been

[@miguelgalencia1522]

He totally absorbed this chunky turist with his body you can see he cradles the guy with his body right before impact! What a guy!

[@brothergunns5055]

That man : I bargained and bought that selfie stick for a hundred rupees. I must protect it with my life. 😂😂

[@pooja1018]

People commenting mean things bout the pilot need to know that he lost his life to save this man ! Let him REST IN PEACE 🙏🏻

[@Dontatz]

Pooja _ seriously??! how!!

[@pooja1018]

Zuri Yussuf he died due to head injuries

[@onkareshwarbarabde3108]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmWWmqyon9R1l80

[@samt1705]

No helmet..

[@YeahThatGuy619]

Nah

[@salimjaved85]

Paragliding pilot died in accident and the tourist injured! RIP HERO! 😔

[@blueink2879]

This clip is from Deolo Hill....Kalimpong West Bengal...pilot died on the spot and the other person was injured with a fractured leg...

[@brodiegriffin_is_Ozzy]

Looks like the pilot was trying deliberately to land on his back attempting to protect / reduce passengers impact

[@vellagang678]

Yes he did and unfortunately died

[@blessedandfavored9242]

@@vellagang678 they died?

[@qiuuu5326]

@@blessedandfavored9242 the pilot died the tourist survived

[@blessedandfavored9242]

@@qiuuu5326 oh nooo

[@ramneekchoudhari-apuresoul9191]

@@vellagang678 u see if pilot used his hand to protect his head with which he grabbed tourist , he could have survived cuz he died due to head injuries ( as he landed straight away land on his back )

[@ianwashburn2012]

He looked like he was having so much fun too.

[@nagaratnaranebennur1967]

Huge respect alloted for pilot ✨

[@freeskier1414]

For what? For dont use reserve? 💩💩💩💩💩

[@jpvalentine1968]

Amazing, the guy had a near-death experience and didn't drop the camera or even look like he was impressed

[@kendrahughes8622]

It almost looked like he was passed out or something

[@villageswage7501]

Sad news is that the paraglider died saving him..RIP Hero🙏

[@NelsonsWings]

Versions of this video are appearing on different channels, with different stories. The bottom line is the same, the pilot is an idiot, not a hero. If he lived, I hope he never flies again. No Helmet? No reserve parachute? Standard carabiners instead of steel? Doing wingovers with all the above? If this nonsense keeps up it's going to result in over-regulation . It's disgusting.

[@TheZerberuz]

Gee thanks for pointing out the obvious, chief

[@defiantslash1211]

@@TheZerberuz hahaha

[@floridabangerz9240]

He died but saved the tourist so your the idiot he is a hero 100%

[@attikashipping8295]

@@floridabangerz9240 he was an accident waiting to happen. He is not a hero. Poor equipment, no maintenance, no helmet, no reserve parachute has put his life and passenger's in great danger. R.I.P. though.

[@pavankharche7014]

I know very well For landing quickly these pilots always did that kind of wingover. Obviously for gaining more money by doing multiple flights in a day.

[@manny2fs]

Damn this guy really has no emotions.

[@AkashPawar-zp1oj]

That's the scare of being dead

[@justsnappy]

He’s married

[@plantcitychuck2551]

He was too busy crapping himself

[@MrReasonabubble]

Honestly, when you've never done something like this before you really don't have much idea of what's going on. He may well not have realised he was in any serious danger.

[@abhinandanyadav6831]

That's what you do when you are busy finding solutions

[@user-lu2ju3uh9y]

बहादुर पायलट। RIP

[@user-ux9yc3vf9i]

Give the Oscar to pilot already this man deserves it. Not all heroes are with super power some of them is just an ordinary person that willing sacrifice itself to save others 😔

[@Amondsen3]

Im a paraglider pilot myself, at one point the camera points to the Ground showing that they are at least 100 meters above the ground, giving the pilot more than enough time to deploy his reserve. The reserve has an opening time of around 1 to 5 seconds depending on the situation. If he instantly threw the reserve they would have both survived. But my assumtion is that he was not a trained, let alone a licenced biplace pilot who was not even equipped with a reserve wich is just unaxeptably Iresponsible.

[@RahulYadav-gq3bp]

@David Pryordoes reserve have separate harnesses

[@freeskier1414]

They fly in India they never heard about reserve 😳

[@SagarRawat-vy9ir]

​@@freeskier1414Why do you think so?

[@SagarRawat-vy9ir]

​@@freeskier1414I am pretty sure India is better then your country

[@freeskier1414]

@@SagarRawat-vy9ir nobody is better or cooler or his country but when you think so you are a worst idiot

[@chrisbr1969]

He saved his life by slamming him into those houses.

[@Gunjanmichaels]

The wingman died though

[@Greatlakeskyle.]

GunjanKumar the guy behind? Really?

[@kaptantomar9928]

@@Greatlakeskyle. Yes, the tourist survived with one broken leg but the pilot died. www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6437257/Horrifying-moment-paraglider-SNAPS-mid-air-spirals-ground-India.html

[@cesarsantana7563]

@@kaptantomar9928 I am, sad :(

[@worldwar4tank962]

Is it not the paraglider it self that saved both of them . this deserves the Darwin award

[@SleepForTherapy]

Has a calm face throughout the whole video , he’s prepared, even in the face of death🤙 , nice,

[@Infini2k]

Pilot lost his life :( poor guy

[@G2312]

He didn't know he would die. He was calm as he "knew" it's can be saved...only if he had a helmet..maybe things could have been different.

[@MONCARAT1426]

tbh the first thing i saw was the pilot not wearing a safety helmet and no reserve parachute? i may not know a lot about flying but ive seen quite few accidents like these where most survived bc they had emergency parachute, those are literally the basic things to have when flying. Well, life happens. Rip to the pilot.

[@svetre87]

Well now u know how many basic things are not there in India

[@josephstalin9604]

Well in India we don't give a F about safety.

[@anjordan1425]

@@svetre87 the pilot basic thing was to save the passenger not himself. Sad

[@svetre87]

@@anjordan1425 that's also wrong. In that situation U cannot decide where to be while falling down

[@montys7962]

When you see death but can't do much.. when dream turns to nightmare..

[@brogrammerr]

Dude never dropped the camera, because he knows cameraman never dies

[@bwills3876]

That's a view you rarely see of someone free falling from that view! Bravo for him to continue filming lol

[@knowledge.facts532]

Some people are making comedy. Unfortunately pilot did not survived that. RIP to young man.

[@missdagger1283]

Really ? 😨how do u know that?

[@knowledge.facts532]

@@missdagger1283 :His death details has been mentioned on another KZbin channel description .

[@knowledge.facts532]

@EastEndery :due to head injury . There was not detailed information about that incident.

[@satifit_yoga]

That camera📷 was still alive and recording after falling from such a height. RIP pilot👨‍✈️️

[@theartofnature7328]

Huge respect!

[@48hd38]

Rip pilot 🙏!!!

[@swisstrader]

Guy’s facial expression at beginning was like “yes, pending doom”!

[@sumit06pattnaik]

Indeed he saved his life👍

[@SCUMMY4205]

Pilot took the impact, wow, can't say alot of people would be willing to do that in the moment.

[@maxglide]

Pilot has no control of how he will land in a crash. One riser gone, no way of controlling that wing. Pilot’s fault fir not using a steel carabiner and not having a reserve

[@udaidancelover4019]

Actually the pilot was instantly died after their crash landing..the tourist had a sevuire injury ..

[@ryanshawhan9848]

I saw the carabiner fail @ 36 seconds into this video and impact @ 46 seconds. I'm just a student pilot working on my P2 but 10 seconds seems like enough time to throw your reserve chute to me. The reserve bridal should have been connected straight to the harness at a separate point of connection so it would have most likely saved them both if they had a clean deployment. I didn't see it in a chest mounted container connected to the carabiners with the risers so a reserve should have sill functioned properly, even with this catastrophic hardware failure. If this guy was flying with no reserve, especially when taking on the added responsibility of his passengers’ life than I would say he was irresponsible at best but probably criminally negligent. If he had a reserve and was not trained properly on how to use it then he shouldn't have been flying tandems for money. If he froze up and didn’t pull the reserve, then he shouldn’t have been taking people up until he had more SIV training. What a tragedy. I would not use the word hero to describe a describe a reckless pilot that got himself killed. The first thing you learn in training is that you are the pilot, you are responsible for your own safety, no exceptions.

[@PhilippeLarcher]

And before that the gear were not fit for flying

[@kellygarza9522]

I read someone comment from this town that at the time of this: the government banned reserve chutes but have since reinstated them.

[@ShubhamSingh-rz8tk]

where are you learning buddy, my training school made me do 5 flies in P2 , all with a harness not fitted with reserve, when asked they said you wont need it😒, wanted to do P3 but didn't do because of this reason

[@ShubhamSingh-rz8tk]

@@kellygarza9522 what😮, how stupid the gov can be😕, I would say F the gov, I am carrying mine

[@carlopebra2498]

In a shocking incident, a paragliding pilot from Nepal was killed while a tourist enjoying paragliding with him was seriously injured when the glider aircraft malfunctioned and gave away mid-air. The accident happened in West Bengal's Kalimpong on Sunday. The tourist from Patna was identified as Gaurav Choudhary and was admitted to a private hospital after seriously injured in the accident. The paragliding pilot Purushottam from Nepal died on the spot. Police is probing whether any safety measures was flouted causing the accident.

[@jorisbonson386]

What strikes me is he looked bored in the first part, then after the snap he STILL looked bored. No adrenaline in some people

[@justiceLaw0123]

Dog was like, “ wtf it’s raining men!!”

[@GauravChaudhary-js3nv]

Nice joke

[@Naatak1]

0:13 he did something with the strip that's why strip got break.....

[@YOVlogs]

Salute to this pilot who deserves an Oscar for this

[@hrwedsash]

Oscar is for actors, not real heroes

[@trevorjoyner7835]

😰😰😰😰very brave to save not only himself but his passenger as,well

[@roopeshmesta456]

By looking at the guys reaction even before the snapping happend.. I felt is he on para gliding or just coming down on lift.. no expression nothing😂

[@kickingagainstthepricks4059]

What? .... A hero pilot would have qualified his set-up before his passenger suffered the realization that he picked the wrong everything.

[@drunkpaulocosta9301]

Might also have worn a helmet and survived like his passenger did

[@Riszhawkeye]

Respect the pilot with the big responsible he carries

[@nishantkumar8256]

This is called a experienced pilot

[@DoctorSess]

The thumbnail tells you everything you need to know.

[@alexsaquatics7620]

Respect for still filming after it snapped .

[@arpanabinaswar1811]

But the pilot died while saving the head of Tourist

[@urbanexmike]

Bless the pilot he gave his life so his passenger could have better chance at living, you can see how he positioned himself under the other guy before the impact, sadly the pilot passed away.

[@rogeriolopesdesouza1825]

Morreu mais passa bem..obrigado..

[@shahzadaslam384]

The pilot flip on impact to reduce the impact on his passenger reading he died on impact RIP

[@chriskeck3689]

Confirmed: Never doing that

[@fobypawz418]

The pilot tried to protect the passenger with his body. Bless his soul.

[@giyuutomioka5760]

This is why I never go paragliding especially in poor countries, lack of equipment management is one of the main sources for these kinds of accidents, the quality is very very poor. But I must say the person piloting the paraglider is a real g he saved that man just like that.

[@heatherbop2946]

That was fast reflexes he grabbed the dude instantly

[@ralleosu]

Doesn’t even look like he enjoyed the ride anyways

[@Bornflyhuhu]

It's crazy how quick the camera landed on the ground!

[@dawnbreak3299]

He actually didn't even look like he was enjoying it until the 5 second instant it snapped.

[@kerjaonlinetermudah]

Ati ati mas

[@faieiz191]

lah nyasar

[@jOeLb4hLo3L]

wkwk kmpret 🤣🤣

[@maulanagaraudy5204]

Nggeh mas...suwun

[@irwansaputra518]

Ada yg tau kelanjutan nasib nya hehee

[@haripermana9407]

Awas depan razia

[@jrmc530]

Yo that was some quick reaction from him 😲👍

[@powderslinger5968]

Quick reaction? All he did was grab his passenger uselessly! He nearly KILLED them both because he is an IDIOT! No reserve chute! No helmet. CRAPPY equipment that FAILED!

[@Amondsen3]

Im a paraglider pilot myself, at one point the camera points to the Ground showing that they are at least 100 meters above the ground, giving the pilot more than enough time to deploy his reserve. The reserve has an opening time of around 1 to 5 seconds depending on the situation. If he instantly threw the reserve they would have both survived. But my assumtion is that he was not a trained, let alone a licenced biplace pilot who was not even equipped with a reserve wich is just unaxeptably Iresponsible

[@avhishekchoudhary8960]

आपा नही खोया जाबांज ने ,,,गर्व है भाई💞💞

[@jugnu2344]

0:32 0.25 speed Tourist didn't drop the camera. A true influencer.

[@kwokwingyo]

Looks like the carabiener failed one his right strap

[@akabhi170]

R.I.P.

[@jeeveshthakur419]

Rip pilot..he was a hero.

[@ganeshpall2633]

What I see in this video is that Pilot had a very quick reflex to hold that huge guy immediately ...n during that time of fall any body freezes quickly due to shock n cas of that the guy did not drop his selfy camera... n that was a quick fall ... they would have broken many bones together... all I can say is that my heart felt for them... hope u got well guys

[@megarobot356]

0:50 is that the glider

[@mattymiller3789]

Its a care package

[@unclefever9888]

0:51 tf look at the sky

[@mail.ru268]

Надеюсь они выжили, дай Бог им крепкого здоровья

[@arpanabinaswar1811]

Pilot died of head injury

[@GauravChaudhary-js3nv]

Hl i am ok and fine thanks for your wishes

[@kudosbleezy2048]

Bro never dropped the Camera.. Savage 💯💪🤟

[@SagarSagar-ro3fj]

It looked so simple...with that wooooo...hens yelling at end .😂

[@onkareshwarbarabde3108]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmWWmqyon9R1l80

[@biboyesquierdo]

100ft from the ground R.I.P

[@realguitarshredder]

Amazing. What a legend

[@dhanmanikalita5024]

Pilot is true gem

[@rishiraj0610]

Unfortunately the paragliding pilot Pursottam Timsina was killed due to head injuries. RIP.

[@imthevoice7482]

Rishi Raj RIP

[@sanjukashyap8078]

so sad

[@onkareshwarbarabde3108]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/mmWWmqyon9R1l80

[@iamchannelll]

R.i.p ...aren’t they both ment to be wearing helmets??

[@rahulelectra]

He was not wearing helmets. Also in slow motion 23 can see clips breaking... Govt should make security standards for this

[@gatecoachingcivileng]

0.36 it was clip that broke.

[@sionyevans]

Bless them both hope their stil alive

[@TheYashu200]

Pilot died

[@factlife7257]

Tourister will never forget

[@dragonviewparaglidingadven6599]

If you fly only once in your life it may be worth the money to fly in Swiss mountains where the views are insanely beautiful and flights are safer. I wanted to rent equipment when I was in Pokhara, Nepal and the paragliding schools did not have any equipment with an emergency parachute, which I was rather shocked. In Switzerland, commercial tandem pilots fly with emergency parachutes, and so do the solo pilots.

[@patrickswayze2596]

We fly with reserve containers pretty much everywhere in the world! And where was his helmet? Still trying to work out who was the hero?

[@PhilippeLarcher]

I fly in Bulgaria with reserve and helmet as everyone else

[@drewlawrence696]

UK - Reserve & helmet (Paragliding). Skydiving = Main & reserve also. Jeez...I even where a helmet when kiting on the ground, I where a helmet when skateboarding too (the ground is a big hard thing that the force of gravity will ensure that I come into contact with).. Also, flight-karabiners should be periodically checked and discarded at or even before1500 flying hours or after 5 years, whichever falls earlier. I would say this guy wasn't exactly into acro at the point of failure, but in losing height by pulling those hook-turns he obviously overloaded the 'biner on the right, you can see it 'let-go'.

[@justarandomnobody7451]

Maybe the pilot was using him to cushion his own fall. Haha. Jk.

[@filippogili]

he's dead

[@imthevoice7482]

Pilot dies saving him

[@shiningsoul7544]

Tera comment padhte waqt Bhai chai pee rha tha hasii ke wajah se nak se nikal gyi ..

[@umershehzad9401]

Ngtv logo ki kmi ni ha or tm sbut ho iska ...

[@onkareshwarbarabde3108]

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[@saahasadventure9026]

Caught on camera: Paragliding pilot died in accident, tourist injured The Times of India 213,253 views Nov 27, 2018 In a shocking incident, a paragliding pilot from Nepal was killed while a tourist enjoying paragliding with him was seriously injured when the glider aircraft malfunctioned and gave away mid-air. The accident happened in West Bengal's Kalimpong on Sunday. The tourist from Patna wasidentified as Gaurav Choudhary and was admitted to a private hospital after seriously injured in the accident. The paragliding pilot Purushottam from Nepal died on the spot. Police is probing whether any safety measures was flouted causing the accident.

[@raullruizz3883]

How can you save someone from your mistake? You can tell he didn't do proper checks in months

[@gomeezzzzz5213]

I think I’ll stay at home. Not like this quarantine gave me a choice lol