DVI South Kalimantan Police Identification Of 8 Bodies Of Victims Falling In Mentewe

The Head of the South Kalimantan Regional Police, Kombes Pol, Dr. Muhammad El Yandiko (two from the left) when giving a press conference regarding preparations for handling the identification of eight bodies of helicopter victims that fell in Banjarmasin, Thursday (4/9/2025). ANTARA/Gunawan Wibisono

JAKARTA - The Medical and Health Division (Biddokkes) of the South Kalimantan Police (Kalsel) is preparing for the identification process of the eight bodies of helicopter victims who fell in a mountainous forest area in Mentewe District, Tanah Bumbu.

"We have a DVI Pos Antemortem which will later make preparations for a physical examination of the victim's body to find out his identity," said Head of the South Kalimantan Police, Kombes Pol. Dr Muhammad El Yandiko in Banjarmasin, Thursday, confiscated by Antara.

Yandiko said the South Kalimantan Police had an antemortem team whose job was to collect the characteristics of the victim.

"So later after the evacuation for identification, we have an antemortem team tasked with detailed examination of the victims to determine their identity and characteristics in particular," he explained.

"For the relative identification time, the sooner we can match the victim, the easier it will be to get his identity. As for the prediction of the level of difficulty in efforts to identify the victim, it leads to moderate to severe," he added.

He asked for prayers so that the identification process would be easier.

Eight victims of a helicopter accident in Mantewe District, Tanah Bumbu Regency were finally successfully evacuated. Three of them are foreign nationals.

Previously, Basarnas Operations Director, First Admiral TNI Yudhi Bramantyo, said the joint SAR team found a helicopter carcass in a forest area around the Mandin Damar Waterfall, Mentewe District, Tanah Bumbu, South Kalimantan, Wednesday (3/9) afternoon.

"The helicopter carcass was found at 14.45 WITA," he said.