Malkangiri: A young geologist from Malkangiri district of Odisha was among the four persons who died after a Pawan Hans helicopter ditched into the Arabian Sea near the ONGC’s Sagar Kiran oil-rig, off Mumbai High Fields, around 175 kms off the country’s commercial capital, on Tuesday.
The deceased Odia youth has been identified as Satyambada Patra (Riku), son of Suresh Chandra Patra and Sabita Sahu. The news of his demise shocked his family, friends, and neighbours. He had married one year back and his wife is currently pregnant.
The chopper was carrying nine people – seven passengers, reportedly ONGC staffers, and two pilots. Other persons who died in the crash have been identified as Mukesh Patel, Bijay Mandloi, and Sanju Francis.
