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New Indian Express
3 hours ago
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- New Indian Express
Mortal remains of student pilot killed in Canada expected to be brought next week
KOCHI: The mortal remains of student pilot Sreehari Sukesh, who was killed in a mid-air collision between two aircraft during a training session in Canada on Tuesday, are expected to be brought to Kerala early next week. The consulate, responding to the query of K V Thomas, the special representative of the Kerala government in Delhi, said the consulate is working in coordination with the Canadian government authorities and the funeral home to expedite the formalities. 'The autopsy has been done. The mortal remains of the deceased will be shifted to the funeral home on July 12 for embalming. The necessary documents from the provincial government are expected on July 15, and the procedures will be completed on the same day. The funeral home has also been alerted to bring the necessary documents to the consulate immediately for the procedures and book the flights for transportation of the mortal remains early next week,' said Girish Juneja, the Consulate General of India in Toronto. Ernakulam MP Hibi Eden, who contacted Indian Embassy in Canada in-charge Chinmoy Naik on Friday, said through the efficient interventions of the Department of External Affairs and the Indian Embassy in Canada, the procedures will be expedited. The body will be brought to the relatives and family members as soon as possible. 'The Acting Consulate General in Toronto, Kapidhwaja Pratap Singh, has contacted the affected family, a local person in Canada who is related to the family, and the local police authorities. The funeral home has been notified in advance to submit the necessary documents to the consulate for the remaining procedures and to book flights to transport the body early next week,' he said. Sreehari, a Tripunithura native, was training for his Commercial Pilot License (CPL).
The Hindu
a day ago
- The Hindu
Body of trainee pilot killed in Canada expected next week
The mortal remains of Sreehari Sukesh, 23, a trainee pilot who was killed in Canada during a flying session, are unlikely to be flown here to his family in Thripunithura this weekend. According to the latest report, the autopsy has been completed and the body was moved to a funeral home. Sreehari Sukesh was killed after his flight collided with another during a practice flying session in Manitoba province, Canada on July 8. May Royes, 20, from Canada, was the other victim. 'We are now expecting his body this weekend, since a lot of procedures and paper works remain to be completed,' said Deepesh Chandran, a close relative of the deceased. Canadian MP assures to speed up formalitites Hibi Eden, MP, said that he has been in contact with the Indian Consulate in Canada to speed up the formalities and that the mortal remains will be brought back with minimum possible delay. He also shared his email communication with Chinmoy Naik, of the Indian Consulate in Canada. The mail said that the Consulate General of India has already contacted the affected family in India, the local contact person of the family in Canada, as well as the local police authorities. 'All help and assistance is being provided and expedited by them in the matter. The next of kin may also remain in touch with our Consulate (Acting Consul General K.P. Singh) for further queries. The High Commission/Consulate General are taking this matter on highest priority,' the mail said. In another mail from the Consulate, it was maintained that the Consulate is working on the matter diligently in coordination with the Canadian authorities and the funeral home to expedite the formalities. The autopsy has since been done. The mortal remains of the deceased will be shifted to the funeral home for embalming etc. Necessary documents from the provincial government are expected on July 15. Thereafter, the Consulate will complete the procedures on the same day. Funeral home has also been alerted to bring the necessary documents to the Consulate immediately for the rest of the procedures and book the flight for the transportation of the mortal remains early next week, said the mail by Girish Juneja who is in charge of social welfare in the Consulate.
CTV News
a day ago
- CTV News
Second pilot identified in fatal Manitoba mid-air crash
Savanna May Royes has been identified as the second pilot that died in a mid-air crash near Steinbach, Man. on July 8, 2025. (GoFundMe) The second pilot in a fatal mid-air crash in Manitoba has been identified. CTV News has confirmed that Savanna May Royes from Ontario was flying the other plane when it was involved in the crash near Steinbach earlier this week. A GoFundMe says Savanna was 20 years old, and her father was a career helicopter pilot. The second pilot had been identified as Sreehari Sukesh of India, according to the Consulate General of India in Toronto. The crash took place Tuesday near Steinbach, just south of the runway at Harv's Air, a flight school. Harv's Air owner Adam Penner said Tuesday the pilots were practicing routine takeoffs and landings at the time of the collision. The Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash. -With files from CTV's Kristen Yu and Jeff Keele.
New York Post
3 days ago
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- New York Post
Two student pilots killed in mid-air crash during lesson: ‘We don't understand how they could get so close'
Two student pilots were killed when they crashed mid-air while training at a flying school in Canada. The beginners' single-engine planes collided in southern Manitoba Tuesday morning while practicing takeoffs and landings with Harv's Air flying school — which was under investigation earlier this year when a student was seriously injured by a propeller, according to the CBC. They were identified as Sreehari Sukesh, an Indian national, and Savanna May Royes, a 20-year-old Canadian trying to follow in her father's footsteps by becoming a pilot. 'We don't understand how they could get so close together. We'll have to wait for the investigation,' said Adam Penner, president of the flying school where both students were training to become commercial pilots. 'We're devastated.' The students' bodies were pulled from the wreckage of the planes — a four-seater Cessna 172 and a two-seater Cessna 152 — after the crash at around 8:45 a.m. in rural Hanover, officials said. 4 Savanna May Royes, 20, was trying to follow her father by becoming a professional Patricia Lazarus / Facebook 4 Sreehari Sukesh, an Indian national, was also killed in the crash, Indian officials confirmed. @SreehariSukesh / X One pilot was just a couple of months into training, while the other nearly had a commercial licence, Penner said, without identifying which student was which. There were no passengers onboard. Royes' grieving family described her as 'the essence of pure joy' who was chasing her lifelong goal of becoming a professional pilot, like her father. 'Savanna's faith and laughter will forever touch everyone who was lucky enough to have known her, during her short life,' the family said. India's consulate general in Toronto identified Sukesh as the other victim, without providing his age or other biographical details. 'We extend our deepest condolences to his family,' the consulate said in a social media post. 'The Consulate is in contact with the bereaved family, the pilot training school and local police to provide all necessary assistance.' 4 The planes collided while approaching an airstrip in southern Manitoba. Harv's Air Flight Training / Facebook 4 Royes wanted to become a pilot like her father, family members said. Loraine Royes / Facebook Canada's Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash. The agency probed Harv's Air Service earlier this year following an incident at St. Andrew's Airport north of Winnipeg in which an employee suffered 'serious injuries' from a small aircraft propeller while helping a student start the plane, according to the CBC. Penner said the flight school has been operating since the 1970s and trains about 400 students per year from all around the world for recreational and professional pilots' licenses. Students typically receive one-on-one with an instructor — and it's normal for them to fly solo during their training, he said. 'It's been a shocking morning,' Mohamed Shahin, an instructor at Harv's Air and former student told the CBC. 'Really heartbreaking, and we feel really sad for the parents of the students we lost.'
Time of India
3 days ago
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- Time of India
Aspiring Kochi pilot's life cut short in Canada plane crash
1 2 Kochi: Dreamed of becoming a pilot since childhood, Sreehari Sukesh used to surf the internet for the adventurous flying experiences of professional pilots and the operational details of warplanes. He strived earnestly towards his goal and obtained a licence to fly private aircraft from Nashik by the time he left for Canada two years ago to pursue advanced training in commercial aviation. He was close to completing the mandatory 180 flying hours at Harv's Air flight training school in Steinbach when fate dashed his hopes and cut short his life. The 23-year-old, hailing from Tripunithura in Ernakulam, was among the two — the other a fellow student of the same flying school — who lost their lives after their training aircraft collided mid-air while trying to land near Steinbach South Airport, about 60km south of Winnipeg, in Canada on Tuesday morning. Sreehari and Canadian May Royce, 20, reportedly were flying single-engine aircraft. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police Manitoba confirmed that "the mid-air collision occurred at 8.45am and the two pilots were pronounced deceased on scene." "The incident occurred during a training exercise for take-offs and landings, in which it is not uncommon for students to fly on their own. The pilots were trying to land their planes — a Cessna 172 and Cessna 152 — at the same time, before they crashed near a landing strip," Harv's Air owner Adam Penner told reporters. Sreehari's family received the information regarding the accident on Tuesday night but the official confirmation from his trainer arrived only by Wednesday afternoon. "Since we are unfamiliar with the technical aspects of the training, we still don't know what exactly led to the accident," said Sreehari's uncle Dipesh. Dipesh said the "experience at the Nashik flying school had thrilled Sreehari" while his schoolmate Gokul K said "his basic nature was to face adventurous moments with extraordinary boldness." The Indian consulate in Canada promised assistance to Sreehari's family. "With profound sorrow, we mourn the tragic passing of Sreehari Sukesh, a young Indian student pilot, who lost his life in a mid-air collision near Steinbach, Manitoba. We extend our deepest condolences to his family. The consulate is in contact with the bereaved family, the pilot training school, and local police to provide all necessary assistance," the consulate said in an X post. Ernakulam MP Hibi Eden has approached the ministry of external affairs demanding urgent intervention for the repatriation of Sreehari's mortal remains. Sreehari is survived by his father Sukesh, mother Deepa and sister Samyuktha.
