The Royal Malaysian Navy will provide assistance to the families of those killed in the Lumut helicopter crash.
Subscribe to our FREE Newsletter, or Telegram and WhatsApp channels for the latest stories and updates.The 10 victims of the crash involving two helicopters were of various ranks.
Defence Minister Datuk Seri Khalid Nordin said the victims were based in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, and Lumut, Perak. Lieutenant Commander Wan Rezaudeen Kamal Wan Zainal Abidin PW II TNL Noorfarahimi Mohd Saedy Commander Muhamad Amir Mohamad – PM Squadron 502The crash at 9.32am today happened after a mid-air collision between an Agusta Westland AW139 Maritime Operations Helicopter and a Eurocopter Fennec.
Following the collision, the AW139 crashed at the steps of the RMN Stadium while the Fennec crashed near the pool of the RMN Sports Complex.The police confirmed that the bodies of 7 men and 3 women have been recovered and sent to the Lumut RMN Military Hospital to be identified. The post-mortem will be carried out at Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital in Ipoh.According to standard disaster management operating procedures, Khalid said assistance will be provided to the next of kin.
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