Two officers of Indian Navy killed after a power glider they were flying lost control and crashed in Kochi early on Sunday.

According to reports, the officers took the glider as part of the training.&nbsp;

According to Navy spokesperson, the naval power glider was on a routine training sortie and took off from INS Garuda. It crashed near Thoppumpady Bridge close to the naval base at around 7 am. Lt Rajeev Jha and Petty officer Sunil Kumar, who were in the glider, were rescued from the crash site and shifted to INHS Sanjivani.

However, they were declared brought dead, the spokesperson said. The glider is being salvaged and a board of inquiry has been ordered by the Southern Naval Command into the incident, he said.

(With inputs from agencies)

Two officers of Indian Navy killed after a power glider they were flying lost control and crashed in Kochi early on Sunday. According to reports, the officers took the glider as part of the training.

Two officers of Indian Navy killed after a power glider they were flying lost control and crashed in Kochi early on Sunday. According to reports, the officers took the glider as part of the training. According to Navy spokesperson, the naval power glider was on a routine training sortie and took off from INS Garuda. It crashed near Thoppumpady Bridge close to the naval base at around 7 am. Lt Rajeev Jha and Petty officer Sunil Kumar, who were in the glider, were rescued from the crash site and shifted to INHS Sanjivani. However, they were declared brought dead, the spokesperson said. The glider is being salvaged and a board of inquiry has been ordered by the Southern Naval Command into the incident, he said. (With inputs from agencies)

Two Indian Navy officers killed as glider crashes during training session in Kochi

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Two Indian Navy officers killed as glider crashes during training session in Kochi