National Police Hospital Receives 21 Samples Of Genetic Information For Passengers Of Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 Aircraft

Press conference at the National Police Hospital, Sunday, January 10 (Fathur Rochman / Antara)

JAKARTA - The Kramat Jati Police Hospital, Jakarta, received as many as 21 samples of genetic information or DNA and seven body bags containing body parts of a suspected Sriwijaya Air passenger on PK-CLC SJ-182 registration number, Sunday, January 10, afternoon. "We can inform you. Until now, the team has received 21 DNA samples and seven body bags, "said Brigadier General Rusdi Hartono, Head of the Public Information Bureau of the National Police's Public Relations Division in Jakarta, reported by Antara, Sunday, January 10. January 11, the Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) team will identify body bags and other things related to the plane crash. To facilitate the identification process, he appealed to the families of the plane crash victims to submit information, both in the form of certificates, family cards and other documents to the DVI team. "On this occasion we also ask the families of the victims to help the DVI team to carry out their duties, "said Rusdi Hartono.

Previously, the Sriwijaya Air aircraft registered number PK-CLC SJ-182 for the Jakarta-Pontianak route lost contact on Saturday, January 9, at 14:40 WIB and crashed in the waters of the Thousand Islands between Lancang Island and Male Island. The Boeing 737-500 aircraft was missing. contact at a position of 11 nautical miles north of Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Tangerang after passing an altitude of 11,000 feet and at the time of increasing the altitude at 13,000 feet. The plane "took off" from Soekarno Hatta Airport at 14.36 WIB. The schedule is delayed from the previous flight schedule at 13.35 WIB. The departure delay was due to weather factors. Based on the manifest data, the plane produced in 1994 was carrying 62 people consisting of 50 passengers and 12 crew members. Of these, 40 adults, seven children, three babies. Meanwhile, the 12 crew consists of six active crews and six extra crews.