Jakarta – Kapolri General Pol Listyo Sigit Prabowo directly led the ceremony for the release of the bodies of police personnel who were victims of the P-1103 Helicopter crash incident in Bangka Belitung waters.
The release procession as a form of respect for Polri personnel who died while on duty was held at the Polairud Headquarters, Pondok Cabe Airport, South Tangerang, Wednesday (30/11).
“This is a preparation ceremony for delivering the body to the family. As we all know, some time ago the Polri extended family received a disaster. One of our helicopters containing four members lost contact due to bad weather,” said the Kapolri
The Kapolri explained that the crash of the P-1103 Helicopter was a tragedy for the entire extended family of the Bhayangkara Corps institution. Without reducing his grief, he continued, for all soldiers who died in the line of duty, it was a form of honor.
Going deeper, the Kapolri Listyo Sigit continues to give his best prayers for all the soldiers who died on duty and for the families left behind to be given strength and fortitude in dealing with it.
“Of course this is a disaster for all of us, for the big family of the National Police. However, of course, for soldiers who die in the field of duty, it is an honor. Of course we pray for all the deceased to be accepted in the best place by His side. And all the families of the victims were given strength and fortitude,” said the Kapolri.
On the other hand, the Kapolri explained, the Polri and other parties such as the TNI, Basarnas, Regional Government and the community, totaling approximately 600 people, had made their maximum efforts in the process of searching and evacuating the victims of the helicopter crash.
From this maximum effort, the Kapolri continued, of the four victims in the helicopter, three of them have now been found.
“Alhamdulillah, we found two yesterday, then this morning we got information that another victim was found in the name of Aipda Joko M. Thank God, so far we have managed to find three of our members, but they have died,” said the Kapolri.
Regarding one victim who has not been found, the Kapolri also ensures that the National Police and other parties continue to make maximum efforts in the search process.
Apart from the victims, said the Kapolri, a search was also being carried out for the helicopter that crashed. So far, some debris from the plane has been recovered.
“I ask for prayers from media friends for one of our members we are currently still looking for, hopefully they can be found soon. Because the conditions at the search location are still very bad. So it’s a bit difficult to do a search quickly. However, hopefully we can find them quickly,” said the Kapolri. bembo
