Kerala: Two naval officers killed in glider accident in Kochi


Thiruvananthapuram, Ta. 04 October 2020 Sunday

Two naval officers were killed when a glider crashed near the Thoppumpadi bridge in Kerala's Kochi district on Sunday morning.


A statement from the Navy said INS Garuda departed for regular training and the glider crashed around 7 a.m.


The two officers who flew the glider have been identified as Lieutenant Rajiv Jha, 39, of Uttarakhand and Sunil Kumar, a patrol officer (electrical air) of Bihar. He was pronounced dead at INHS Sanjivani by a doctor. The Southern Naval Command has ordered an inquiry into the incident.

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