A Mother’s Last Goodbye: Sangeeta and Her Son Sanket

Just yesterday, at Ahmedabad airport, Sangeeta Gauswami held her 19-year-old son Sanket close, pride filling her heart as she watched him begin a new journey—off to university in London. The excitement of his future was a beacon of hope for the family.

But in less than 24 hours, that hope was shattered.

Sanket was one of the 242 passengers on Air India Flight AI171, which tragically crashed just moments after takeoff. The Boeing Dreamliner plunged into a building near the airport, turning dreams into heartbreak for hundreds of families.

Sangeeta, still in the clothes she wore that day, now sits in disbelief and grief, clinging to the faint hope that her son might somehow be safe. But as the hours passed, reality grew heavier. She made the unimaginable choice to provide her DNA to help identify Sanket among the victims.

“We have no news,” she says quietly, sitting with her sister, both overwhelmed by sorrow and uncertainty. In this moment of devastation, her world has been irrevocably changed.

This story is a painful reminder of how quickly life can change, and the deep love that holds on even in the darkest hours.

Disclaimer: The story shared here is true and based on real events. The accompanying image is AI-generated to respectfully represent the mother and son and is not an actual photograph.
Source Pamela Betalas Napalans.

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