Heli crash: Health Ministry awaits official confirmation of victims' identities through DNA testing
KUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry is waiting for official information before making any formal announcement on the identities of the five victims killed in the Sarawak helicopter crash, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dzulkefly Ahmad said.
KUCHING: The remains of the five victims of the Flying Doctor Service helicopter crash near Long Lellang, Ulu Baram are set to be handed over to their families today, according to Sarawak police commissioner Datuk Mohamad Zainal Abdullah. The deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) test results for all five victims have been obtained, which will facilitate the identity verification process before the remains are returned to the families for burial arrangements.
The victims were pilot Captain Zainol Afiq Bee Sham, medical officer Dr Ainul Baraah Kamaruddin, medical assistant Alexson Adit Henry, nurse Debra Moset, and nurse Jessie Paya Jok. The helicopter, operated by Layang-Layang Aerospace, crashed near the end of the Long Lellang STOLport runway on September 8, resulting in the deaths of all five people on board.
Post-mortems were conducted at Miri Hospital, and DNA samples were taken by the Chemistry Department for the identification process.
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