Kerala: 2 Navy officers killed after glider crashes in Kochi
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| Kerala: 2 Navy officers killed after glider crashes in Kochi |
Kochi (Kerala) : Two Navy personnel died as a glider on routine flight crashed here on Sunday morning, a Defence spokesperson said.
He said the naval power glider was on a routine training sortie and took off from the INS Garuda. It crashed near Thoppumpady bridge close to the naval base at around 7 am.
Lt Rajeev Jha and Petty officer Sunil Kumar, who were in the glider, were rescued from the crash site and shifted to INHS Sanjivani.
Kerala: 2 Navy officers killed after glider crashes in Kochi
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| Kerala: 2 Navy officers killed after glider crashes in Kochi |
However, they were declared brought dead, the spokesperson said.
The glider is being salvaged and a board of inquiry has been ordered by the Southern Naval Command into the incident, he said. PTI
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