Korean man missing in northern India
The missing Korean's paragliding equipment has been recovered, officials said. The person in the photo is unrelated to the story. Gettyimagesbank
By Jung Min-ho
A Korean tourist went missing over the weekend after “leaving for paragliding” in Kangra, in the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh.
According to the Korean Embassy in India and local media reports, the man, surnamed Lee, has been missing since June 15. Hotel officials reportedly said he went paragliding.
Local residents later found his paragliding equipment hanging from a tree in the Dharman area, but there was no trace of him.
“Police and local rescue authorities are conducting a profound search operation,” Rakesh Prajapati, the district's deputy commissioner, told
. “We have information that he was flying without permission. His gear has been recovered from a site known as Dharman in the Multhan district of Kangra.”
The embassy said it has informed Lee's family.
Lee, who is in his 30s, reportedly checked in at a local hotel on June 11.