Second pilot identified in fatal Manitoba mid-air crash
The second pilot in a fatal mid-air crash in Manitoba has been identified.
CTV News has confirmed that Savanna May Royes from Ontario was flying the other plane when it was involved in the crash near Steinbach earlier this week.
A GoFundMe says Savanna was 20 years old, and her father was a career helicopter pilot.
The second pilot had been identified as Sreehari Sukesh of India, according to the Consulate General of India in Toronto.
The crash took place Tuesday near Steinbach, just south of the runway at Harv's Air, a flight school.
Harv's Air owner Adam Penner said Tuesday the pilots were practicing routine takeoffs and landings at the time of the collision.
The Transportation Safety Board is investigating the crash.
-With files from CTV's Kristen Yu and Jeff Keele.
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