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A wedding celebration in Georgia ended in tragedy when Indian-origin pilot Dave Fiji died in a helicopter crash minutes after takeoff. According to family members, he and his wife, Jesna, were travelling to DeKalb-Peachtree Airport as part of a post-wedding send-off. Jesna, a nurse, survived with cuts and bruises, while investigators probe the cause of the crash.

In a tragic incident, an Indian-origin pilot was killed in a helicopter crash shortly after takeoff, just hours after marrying his longtime partner. The incident took place on Friday when he, along with his wife, boarded the helicopter after their wedding in Georgia.

According to a report by , the pilot, identified as Dave Fiji, and his wife, Jesna, boarded the helicopter and were headed to DeKalb-Peachtree Airport in Georgia. Family members told that the flight was intended as a special send-off before the newlyweds spent the night at a downtown Atlanta hotel.

However, the helicopter crashed in the heavily wooded area shortly after takeoff. Dave's father, George, informed that it took nearly six hours to locate the helicopter wreckage. Though Jesna survived the crash with cuts and bruises, his son and the helicopter pilot died. Jesna, who is a nurse by profession, realised that her husband was no more, who lay beside her.

Ahead of boarding the helicopter, Dave, who worked as a first officer at Delta Air Lines, had expressed concerns to the pilot about the weather and zero visibility, however, the pilot had said that they would be flying at a higher altitude.