Helicopter Fuel Is The Reason For Evacuating 6 Bodies Of SAM Air Air Victims In Piok Via Wamena

The joint SAR team when evacuating the bodies of the unlucky plane to Jayapura used the Trigana cargo plane, Tuesday (27/6). (ANTARA/HO/SAR)

PAPUA - The joint SAR team evacuated six bodies of victims of the Semuwa Air (SAM) Air plane through Wamena, Jayapura, Papua. The plane type of caravan was an accident in the interior of Poik, Yalimo, Papua Mountains.

Commander of the Air Force Base (Danlanud) Silas Papare Marsma TNI M Dadan Gunawan said the Wamena air route was taken because the helicopter that carried out the evacuation had limited fuel.

"It is true that the evacuation of six bodies belonging to the crew and passengers of the PK-SMW aircraft was carried out through Wamena due to limited fuel for the Caracal helicopter that evacuated from the interior of Poik," he said, Tuesday, June 25, which was confiscated by Antara.

Upon arrival in Wamena, the six victims who were in the body bag were put in the coffin.

The victims were then flown by Trigana's cargo plane with flight number PK-YSN to Jayapura.

Arriving at Sentani Jayapura Airport, six bodies were immediately taken to Bhayangkara Hospital for identification by the Papua Police DVI team.

Previously, Kasiops Basarnas Jayapura Marinus Ohoirat stated that the joint SAR team found six passengers and crew of the unlucky plane in a dead condition.

"The condition of the PK-SM plane was burned and all the victims were declared dead," explained Marinus Ohoirat.

The PK-SMW plane belonging to Samuwa Air had an accident on the Elelim-Poik flight on Friday, June 23 morning.

The plane piloted by Permadi Day pilot and co pilot Levi Murib carried four passengers, namely Bartolomeus (34), Ebeth Halerohon (29), Dormina Halerohon (17), and Kilimputni (20).