Air India confirms the death of its pilot in Riyadh

An Air India pilot was found dead in a health club of a hotel in Riyadh on Wednesday morning. 

Air India first officer Capt Rithwik Tiwari was found dead in a small toilet room located in a health club of the hotel on Wednesday morning.

A spokesperson of the airline also informed the Indian embassy in Riyadh and family of the pilot about the same.

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"We got the news of our pilot died in Riyadh we informed his family as well as our embassy in Riyadh," Air India spokesperson said.

(With inputs from ANI)