Tourist hurt during parasailing at Cox’s Bazar

A female tourist on Thursday sustained a severe leg injury while landing after parasailing at Darianagar point of the Cox’s Bazar beach.

The injured was identified as Tinni Akter, 26, a resident of Khilkhet area in Dhaka.

Tinni’s husband Tariqul Islam said his wife went on a 5 minute parasailing ride costing Tk 2000.

As she was landing, her legs hit the beach first and she sustained severe injury on both legs, he said.

Meanwhile, Parvej, a local, said the operator of the parasailing service owned by trader Farid Alam took the woman on a ride at 6 pm breaking the rules.

The accident happened due to darkness, he said.

Owner of the parasailing service Farid Alam couldn’t be contacted over phone in this regard.