THE Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) has revealed the identities of the 10 crew members killed in a collision of two military helicopters in Lumut, Perak, this morning.
The seven crew members on board the HOM (M503-3) were identified as:
Norfarahimi Saedy
Noor Rahiza Anuwar
Joanna Felicia Rohna
Firdaus Ramli
Wan Rezaudeen Kamal Wan Zainal Abidin
Amirulfaris Marzukhi
Faisol Tamadun
Those on board the Fennec (M502-6) were:
T Sivasutan
Shahrizan Termizi
Amir Mohamad
“The RMN extends its heartfelt condolences to the families of the victims involved. The management of the remains will be carried out under naval tradition,” the RMN said in a statement.
Meanwhile, Defence Minister Datuk Seri Khaled Nordin said a “doa selamat” will be organised in place of the planned 90th Navy Day celebrations, following the helicopter crash earlier this morning.
“This is also in line with the wishes of the Sultan of Selangor, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah, who is the navy’s captain-in-chief.”
He said the bodies of the 10 victims will be brought to Hospital Ipoh, Perak for a post-mortem and funeral arrangements will be made by their respective families.
In a statement earlier, the RMN confirmed that two helicopters, identified as models HOM (M503-3) and Fennec (M502-6), had collided and subsequently crashed in the 9.32am incident at the naval base in Lumut, Perak.
The helicopters collided during a mid-air manoeuvre in flypast training for the RMN’s 90th anniversary celebration. – The Vibes, April 23, 2024
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