Varkala, 8/2: Adventure tourism at Varkala beach turned a harrowing experience for a tourist from Tamil Nadu on Tuesday afternoon after she and her paragliding instructor got entangled on a more than 50-metre tall high-mast lamp pole and were left hanging from it for nearly two hours before being rescued. Three people were arrested on Wednesday in connection with the accident.
The arrested persons include a paragliding instructor and action was taken based on the complaint of the 28-year-old tourist hailing from Coimbatore in neighbouring Tamil Nadu, police said.
“We have registered an FIR against the trainer and two staff of the paragliding club based on a complaint from the victim. The club has a license to operate but flying is banned in the area where the accident occurred. They knew about the ban in this area but violated it,” an officer of Varkala police station, said. As the Fire department did not have a ladder which was tall enough, the two were rescued after lowering the pole.
According to local sources, the paraglider took off from the cliff near the beach at around 3:30 pm with the pilot and a woman tourist from Tamil Nadu. Soon after take-off, it got stuck on the high mast light on the beach.
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