The Cessna 172 aircraft wreckage seen here hanging off a cliff on the Delaikoro ridge. Photo: Fiji Rescue Co-ordination Centre
More than 300 students of Sabeto Sangam School in Waimalika, Nadi, yesterday observed a moment of silence as a tribute to the victims of the Cessna 172 aircraft crash.
The aircraft crashed at the Delaikoro mountain in Macuata on a routine Pacific Flying School (PFS) training flight on Monday claiming the lives of flight instructor Iliesa Tawalo and student pilot Merelesita Lutu.
School headteacher Muniappa Reddy said their school community mourned with the families of the victims.
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“We are all humans. The Sabeto family is a very big community. During these times of sorrow we also mourn with the families of the two killed in the plane crash,’’ Mr Reddy said.
“It is our prayer that God’s peace will be bestowed on their loved ones. What happened is really a sad moment for this nation. As citizens of this nation we stand by those affected by this tragic death.”
Mr Reddy said the school management decided that a moment of silence was to be observed during the school’s prefect induction ceremony after it was published in the dailies that the bodies of the duo had been found.
The school yesterday inducted 48 prefects, including class prefects and environmental officers.
