2 Navy personnel dead as glider crashes in Kochi, board of inquiry ordered
Oct 04, 2020
Kochi (Kerala) [India], October 4 : Two Navy personnel lost their lives after a glider crashed near Thoppumpady bridge, Kochi near the Naval base on Sunday morning.
The naval power glider, according to the Southern Naval Command, had taken off from INS Garuda on a routine training sortie before the crash, which occurred at around 7 am today.
The crew-Lieutenant Rajeev Jha and Petty Officer Sunil Kumar- both were declared brought dead by the INHS Sanjivani, after being recovered from the crash site.
The Southern Naval Command has ordered a Board of Inquiry to investigate the incident.
