New Delhi, June 13 -- The sole Canadian passenger aboard the ill-fated Air India flight that crashed in Ahmedabad on 12 June 2025 has been identified as Dr. Nirali Sureshkumar Patel, a 32-year-old dentist from Mississauga, Ontario.

Dr Sureshkumar was returning home after a short visit to India when the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner went down, claiming 241 lives. Patel is survived by her husband and their one-year-old child, according to CTV News.

The Boeing 787-8 aircraft was carrying 242 passengers and crew members. The passengers comprised 169 Indian nationals, 53 British nationals, seven Portuguese nationals and one Canadian national, Air India said in a statement.

Patel's husband briefly spoke with the Canadian Press, saying, "That was m...