Flying Doctor Service crash: Investigation team due in Miri at 2pm, wreckage to be left untouched
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 9 — Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) investigators are expected to arrive in Miri at 2p...
The Air Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) is set to arrive in Miri at 2pm today to investigate the crash of a Flying Doctor Service helicopter near Long Lellang, Sarawak. The wreckage of the Bo-105 helicopter, which was carrying five people, will remain untouched until the investigators arrive, according to Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia chief executive officer Datuk Captain Norazman Mahmud.
A search and recovery operation, involving 18 personnel from a Fire and Rescue Department helicopter, 11 personnel from two police helicopters, and four police officers from Long Lama and four Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency personnel from Miri, is set to begin at 7am. The identification process at Miri Hospital, which includes DNA comparisons with the victims’ families, will be overseen by the police.
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