KUALA LUMPUR: Medical Officer Dr. Ainul Baroah Kamaruddin from Kelantan had been identified as one of the passengers of the BO-105 helicopter which crashed near the Long Lellang airstrip Tuesday.
According to Nureez Mohd. Fauzi, her sister in-law Dr. Ainul had been identified as one of the passengers on the helicopter reported to have crashed and caught fire near Lellang Airport in Ulu Baram, Tuesday afternoon.
She said the call from the Ministry of Health was made to Dr.Ainul’s husband Muhammad Faiz Abdul Malik at around 4pm.
“Our family is now at Sultan Ismail Petra Airport to travel to Kuala Lumpur before departing for Sarawak at dawn on Wednesday.
“We are shocked the earliest flight to Sarawak is tomorrow morning. As soon as we received the call, the family immediately bought tickets to Sarawak,” she said as reported by NST.
She said Dr. Ainul who was from Kota Bharu had been working at a hospital in Miri, Sarawak since last year.
“She previously served at Tanah Merah Hospital before transferring to Miri to follow her husband who works as a teacher there,” she said.
Meanwhile, Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mohamad Zainal Abdullah said the SAR team was rushing to the site from Marud district police headquarters a journey which normally takes 10 hours on the road.
He said police would also use air services to reach the location subject to approval by the Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM).
CAAM in a statement earlier confirmed the incident involving a helicopter bearing the registration number 9M-LLF.
It said the helicopter was carrying five people including the pilot and was operating the Flying Doctors Service flight.
The B)-105 helicopter is a light twin engine helicopter manufactured in Germany and known for its use in a wide range of civilian and military roles.
