Dharamshala/Shimla (HP), Oct 21 (PTI) The body of the 27-year-old Canadian paraglider who had crashed into the Dhauladhar mountain range has been brought to Kangra, officials said on Tuesday.

Megan Elizabeth Roberts had taken a solo flight from Bir Billing on Saturday.

A search operation was mounted based on the coordinates she had sent through her satellite phone.

At length, a team on foot reached the crash site at 13,000 feet, where it found the paraglider dead.

Additional District Magistrate (ADM) Shilpi Beakta said Roberts' body would be handed over to her family members after a post-mortem at Tanda Medical College.

An investigation will be launched into the reasons behind the crash, she said.

The paraglider was brought down to 10,000 feet to be airlifted after a chopper failed t

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