Dharamshala, Oct. 26 -- Two foreign paragliders stranded in the Dhauladhar mountain range in Himachal Pradesh's Kangra district were rescued on Sunday, officials said.

The two solo flyers, Sebastian from Austria and Adam Bisztyga from Poland, reportedly crash-landed at two different locations in the mountain ranges after taking off from Billing, prompting a rescue operation.

Officials said Sebastian took off on October 22, while Bisztyga took off on October 23. Both failed to reach their designated landing sites. Sebastian was rescued from above Kareri Lake and taken to Pathankot. He also sustained injuries. Bisztyga was rescued from the mountain range above Palampur.

Baijnath SDM Sankalp Gautam said both paragliders were rescued using...