JAKARTA - The National Police Headquarters said the condition of the Jambi Police Chief Inspector General Pol Rusdi Hartono and his staff who boarded an emergency landing helicopter on Bukit Tamia Jambi, Muara Emat, Jambi, were in a safe condition, but were injured. "The condition is safe, but injured," said the Head of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Inspector General Pol. Dedi Prasetyo to ANTARA was confirmed as quoted by ANTARA, Sunday, February 19. Dedi said that the National Police Headquarters had received information regarding the incident from the pilot and the Jambi Police. Currently, the police focus is immediately evacuating from the helicopter site to make an emergency landing. "Currently, the Mobile Brigade Police, Kerinci Police and the Regional SAR Team are heading to the location for the evacuation of victims," said Dedi Helikopter belonging to the Police carrying eight people, namely the Jambi Police Chief Inspector General Pol. Rusdi Hartono accompanied by the Directorate General of the Jambi Police Kombes Pol. Andri Ananta Yudistira, Dipolairud Polda Jambi Kombes Pol. Michael Mumbunan, Koorspri Kompolirani and ADC Kapolda, as well as three crew of AKP Ali helicopters, AKP Amos F, Aipda Susilo. To note, Inspector General Pol. Rusdi Hartono has served as Jambi Police Chief since October 2022, previously served as Head of the Information Bureau (Karopenmas) of the Police Public Relations Division, then promoted as the Main Widyaiswara Sespim Lemdik Polri.

When the news was received, ANTARA tried to contact the Jambi Police Chief's cellphone, Inspector General Pol. Rusdi Hartono, but the message sent was only one tick. The Jambi Police BKO helicopter flight on Sunday 19 February 2023 departed at around 09:30 WIB. Bell 412 SP helicopter with registration number P-301 departed from Sultan Thaha Jambi airport with the destination of Parbo Depati Airport.

For the chronology of the incident, Sunday, February 19, 2023, at 09.25 WIB, the Jambi Police Chief and his entourage flew from Jambi City to Sungai Penuh City to carry out a working visit, the inauguration of the Kerinci Police SPKT Office and securing the visit of the former Indonesian Vice President Drs. H. M. Jusuf Kalla in Kerinci. At 11.02 WIB, the Jambi Police Post received a report from the Bell 412 SP Reg Heli crew. The P-301 is expected to fall at the S20 93.53 E1010 4212,63 to be precise Tamiai Village, Batang Merangin District, Kerinci Regency, with the reason that it is not yet known.


The English, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and French versions are automatically generated by the AI. So there may still be inaccuracies in translating, please always see Indonesian as our main language. (system supported by DigitalSiber.id)