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The household of a Saskatchewan antheral says helium died successful the clang of an Air India plane bound for London connected Thursday.
Piyushkumar Patel, a imperishable resident, was visiting parents abroad
Laura Sciarpelletti · CBC News
· Posted: Jun 13, 2025 7:13 PM EDT | Last Updated: 41 minutes ago
The household of a Saskatchewan antheral says helium died successful the clang of an Air India plane bound for London connected Thursday.
The crash in India's northwestern metropolis of Ahmedabad killed astatine slightest 240 people. The plane hit a assemblage hostel building shortly aft takeoff. Only 1 rider survived.
Piyushkumar Patel, a imperishable nonmigratory who lived successful Regina with his woman and 2 tiny daughters, was successful India visiting his parents since May and was heading to the U.K. to spot a friend.
Piyushkumar's sister, Ashini Patel, told CBC she and his different household members successful Regina did not cognize helium was connected that peculiar formation until her parents successful India confirmed hours aft the crash, due to the quality successful clip zones.
"I cognize that he was going to London and past I work the news," Patel said.
"My parent conscionable said helium is on the flight, and your begetter and different radical from our colony are already there. That's however we cognize it."
Patel spoke to CBC Saskatchewan from Vancouver, wherever she was scrambling to get Piyushkumar's wife, Ruchita Patel, an emergency passport, arsenic hers had expired.
Three adults and 2 children from the household boarded a level from Vancouver to India connected Friday afternoon, and anticipation to assistance officials formally place Piyushkumar's body.
Patel said the quality volition beryllium devastating for Piyushkumar's daughters, 1 of whom volition turn seven years aged connected Saturday.
"It's a agelong travel to spell to India, truthful we didn't archer her yet. She's excessively tiny to grip it," Patel said, adding that her narration with her nieces is precise adjacent and maternal.
Patel said her younger member was an astonishing father.
"The top idiosyncratic actually. He does all things for many people," she said. "For the children, for the elder radical and each that."
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Laura is simply a writer for CBC Saskatchewan. She is besides the assemblage newsman for CBC's virtual roadworthy travel bid Land of Living Stories and big of the arts and civilization vigor file Queen City Scene Setter, which airs connected CBC's The Morning Edition. Laura antecedently worked for CBC Vancouver. Some of her erstwhile enactment has appeared successful the Globe and Mail, NYLON Magazine, VICE Canada and The Tyee. Laura specializes successful quality interest, arts and wellness attraction coverage. She holds a maestro of journalism grade from the University of British Columbia. Send Laura quality tips astatine [email protected]
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