America ke Georgia mein Friday night ek helicopter crash mein Indian-origin nau-vivahit yuvak David "Dave" Fiji aur pilot Nikhil Nargundkar ki dushkaramay maut ho gayi. Teesre vyakti, nau-vivahita Jaysni Robinson, badi chot se giraftar hain aur abhi Atlanta ke ek hospital mein unka treatment chal raha hai.
American media ke hisaab se yeh accident ek R66 helicopter ka tha, jo pilot Nikhil Nargundkar chala rahe the. Nau-vivahit joda shadi ke baad Dekalb-Peachtree Airport jaane ke liye helicopter mein savaar hua tha, lekin uddan bharne ke kuch hi der baad kharab mausam ke kaaran helicopter crash ho gaya.
Atlanta News First ki report ke mutaabik, accident Dawsonville mein shadi sthal ke paas hua. Ismein 26 saal ke dulha Dave Fiji aur pilot Nargundkar ki maut ho gayi, jabki 25 saal ki dulhan Jaysni ko badi chot lagi. Accident sthal ek dense jungle mein tha, jisse rescue team ko helicopter ka pata lagane mein kaafi samay lag gaya. Jaysni lagbhag 6 ghante tak malkin mein phansi rahin, jab tak unhein nikaala gaya. Unhone apne pati Dave ko god mein dekha, jinaka shareer poori tarah thanda ho chuka tha. Jaysni ek nurse hain, isliye unhein turant hi pata chal gaya ki Dave ki mrityu ho chuki hai. Unhein sirf chhote-mote ghavl aur kharochen hain, lekin unki haddiya nahi tooti hain. Woh abhi hospital mein bharati hain aur dhire-dhire theek ho rahi hain, lekin is tragedy se woh bahut dukhi hain.
Dave Fiji Delta Airlines mein pilot the, jabki unki patni Jaysni ek nurse hain. Dono ke maata-pita Kerala ke rehne wale hain. Nau-vivahit joda ki shadi Friday night Dawsonville mein The Ritz-Carlton hotel mein hui thi, jismein lagbhag 400 mehmaan shamil hue the. Shadi ke baad joda helicopter se Dekalb-Peachtree Airport jaane wala tha, taaki woh Atlanta ke ek hotel mein raat bita sakein. Yeh uddan nau-vivahit jode ke liye ek special farewell ke roop mein organize kiya gaya tha.
Dave ke pita, George Fiji ne bataya ki unke beta ne uddan se pehle kharab mausam ko lekar chinta vyakt ki thi. Unhone kaha ki baarish ke kaaran drishti bahut kam thi, aur Dave ne pilot Nargundkar se kaha tha ki itni kam drishti mein uddan nahi bharnna chahiye. Haan, lekin pilot ne unhein aashwaasan diya tha ki woh zyada unchai par uddan bharenge. Durbhagya se, helicopter jald hi dense jungle mein crash ho gaya, jo Atlanta city ke swamitv wali 10,000 acre zameen par sthit tha. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is accident ki investigation kar raha hai, lekin abhi tak accident ke saach cause ka pata nahi chal saka hai.
George Fiji ne kaha ki Bhagwan ne unhein ek khushi di thi, lekin kuch hi ghanton mein sab kuch tragedy mein badal gaya. Unhone kaha ki unhein shanti sirf Bhagwan mein hi mil sakti hai. Unhone apne beta ki shadi ke din ko yaad karte hue kaha ki woh bahut khush the aur bahut sundar lag rahe the. Nau-vivahit jode ki mulaqat South Carolina aur Georgia ke churches ke madhyam se hui thi. Is accident ne na sirf ek parivaar ko tod diya hai, balki poore Indian pravasi samudaay ko bhi gehre sadme mein daal diya hai.