Ominous FB post: ‘My drink... Downhill Racer’

Hours before Pratik Kalaichelvan died in a plane crash on Friday, he had posted on Facebook that Bangalore was his hometown.
Among his other updates, he had entered Chennai as his ‘current city’. The 19-year-old had also added details of his schools, and posted that he likes Kentucky Fried Chicken. But what looks ominous is his choice of a mock drink (Downhill Racer), and the lyrics of a song he posted. Pratik’s last addition on the Facebook Wall was, “Yuhu! I Found My Drink Today :)) Downhill Racer,” added on Thursday, July 15.
The lyrics he posted is from a song called Feel Good Inc by a band called Gorillaz: “Windmill, Windmill for the land./Turn forever hand in hand/Take it all there in your stride/It is sticking, falling down”.
Pratik and his pilot-brother Kartik (22) died in a plane crash in Texas. IANS reported that their single-engine plane slammed into a field, ending what was to be a fun trip for a barbeque. Social media sites usually register events with lightning speed.
17/07/10 Renuka Phadnis/Bangalore Mirror

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Categories: Foreign Jul 2010, Safety Jul 2010