Overview
- The Consulate General of India in Vancouver identified the dead as Manoj Sivakumar and Srisaran Thirugnanasambantham and offered condolences to their families.
- Canadian search-and-rescue teams located the wreckage and found both occupants deceased before the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre transferred the file to the RCMP.
- The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has been notified and will take part in the probe, and no definitive cause has been released so far.
- Media reports link the Cessna 172 to Harv's Air and say the two licensed pilots had rented the plane to build hours toward commercial licences.
- The flight school has been involved in earlier safety incidents since January 2025, and regulators and investigators are likely to review its operations as the repatriation and inquiry proceed.