Kochi: In an unfortunate incident, two officers of the Navy got killed in the glider crash on Sunday morning at about 7 near the BOT bridge.
Lt Rajeev Jha and Petty Officer Sunil Kumar, onboard lost their lives after it crashed near Thoppumpady. It was on routine training sortie & took off from INS Garuda.
Southern Naval Command orders Board of Inquiry.
Rajeev, 39, hails from Dehradun in Uttarakhand. He is survived by his wife and two children. Sunil Kumar, 29, hails from Bhoj in Bihar. He was unmarried.
The glider is a small plane used for training purpose and only 2 persons can board the plane.