India, June 1 -- An Indian-origin pilot was killed in a helicopter crash in the US state of Georgia just hours after marrying his longtime partner and setting off for their honeymoon.

Twenty-six-year-old Dave Fiji, whose family traces its roots to Kerala, died when the Robinson R66 helicopter carrying the newlyweds crashed in a wooded area of Dawson County shortly after takeoff from their wedding venue.

Dream wedding ends in tragedy

Dave Fiji, a first officer with Delta Air Lines, married Jessni, a nurse, on Friday in a ceremony attended by around 400 guests at The Revere in Dawsonville.

Following the wedding reception, the newlyweds boarded a helicopter bound for DeKalb-Peachtree Airport as part of a special sendoff before spending t...