Body of missing MiG-29K pilot recovered by Navy 11 days after crash

Eleven days after an MiG-29K trainer aircraft crashed into the Arabian Sea off the Goa coast, the Navy on Monday recovered the remains of a human body close to the wreckage site, believed to be that of missing pilot Commander Nishant Singh. The Russian-origin jet had taken off from aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya on November 27, and went down at around 5 pm. While one pilot was rescued, Nishant Singh had gone missing after ejecting from the plane.

The Navy said in a statement that the “mortal remains of a human body have been recovered in the vicinity of the wreckage site” and “the samples are being sent for DNA testing for confirmation of identity”.