India, June 1 -- A joyous wedding celebration in Georgia, United States, ended in catastrophe when a helicopter carrying the newlyweds crashed shortly after takeoff. The groom, 25-year-old Dave Fiji, and the pilot were both pronounced dead at the scene, while the bride, identified as Jessni, miraculously survived the wreckage.

The incident occurred in Dawson County as the couple was departing their wedding venue, bound for Peachtree-DeKalb Airport. Authorities were dispatched to a reported "possible downed helicopter" in a wooded area, according to a spokesperson for the Dawson County Sheriff's Department. Local reports indicate the aircraft went down amidst challenging weather conditions, casting a pall over what was meant to be the beg...