India, June 1 -- Indian-origin Delta pilot Dave Fiji, 25, met a tragic end on his wedding day when the Robinson R-66 helicopter transporting him and his bride, Jesni, crashed in the forests of Georgia.

He and his wife left their wedding with great excitement for their honeymoon via helicopter, but inclement weather caused the aircraft to crash tragically.

Fiji, whose family traces its roots to Kerala, had celebrated his union with his bride alongside hundreds of guests near Dawsonville on Friday night before the catastrophic incident.

Calling him "precious child", his father George Fiji told WSB-TV, "He was a gift from God for us. He was a God-fearing child. So handsome, beautiful."

The pair their vows to each other at The Revere, as ...