14 Pontianak Residents Become Victims Of Fall Of Sriwijaya Air SJ-182, Family DNA Test For Antemortem

A number of Indonesian Navy soldiers search for victims and wreckage of the Sriwijaya Air SJ 182 aircraft in the waters of the Thousand Islands, Jakarta (ANTARA)

JAKARTA - A total of 14 residents of Pontianak City, West Kalimantan, became passengers on the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 plane that crashed in the Thousand Islands. A number of families have undergone DNA tests for antemortem purposes of victim identification by the National Police DVI team.

"Meanwhile, there are certainly 14 residents of Pontianak City. Since last night (the family) was at the crisis center (airport) Supadio to get information. This morning, blood samples were taken for several families for antemortem and DNA testing, ”said Pontianak Mayor Edi Rusdi Kamtono in an interview quoted from Kompas TV broadcast, Sunday, January 10.

The mayor's colleague of Pontianak is also on the passenger list. Edi Rusdi hopes that the search for victims will soon yield results.

"We from the Pontianak City government convey our deepest condolences to the victims' families. We encourage (the family) to be able to accept this disaster with courage and we also hope that the victims can be found as soon as possible so that there is clarity and we hope that this kind of disaster will not happen again, "he continued.

Previously Kabasarnas Bagus Puruhito in Jakarta presented the findings of the joint team search operation at 19.20 WIB, Sunday, January 10.

"We get 10 bags that contain fragments or pieces of the fuselage. (There are) 16 sections or large pieces of the plane. 10 body bags are part of the victim and 5 pieces of clothing, ”said Bagus at the JICT2 post, Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta, Sunday, January 10.

Kabasarnas ensured that the search for victims and the black box operation of Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 lasted 24 hours. For tomorrow, the search will expand to the coast.

"Our plan for tomorrow is that we are still carrying out operations in the same area with the sea level and subsurface methods by slightly expanding the search area to add to the coast because of the ocean currents towards the coast," Kabasarnas Bagus said in a recent press conference at the JICT2 post, Tanjung Priok, Jakarta. , Sunday, January 10.

The search for under sea level will be concentrated on evacuating the victims of the Jakarta-Pontianak route that crashed on Saturday, January 9.

"On the other hand, we simultaneously carry out the search for the blacx box with the KNKT, hopefully our mission tomorrow will run smoothly," said Bagus.

"The SAR operation lasts 24 hours technically with monitoring can take turns in shifts. In twenty minutes we will enter the sea rider with the particles found, "he continued.

Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 aircraft took off from Soekarno-Hatta Airport, at 14:36 WIB, Saturday, January 9. One minute later the plane to Pontianak was at an altitude of 1,700 feet and was allowed to rise to an altitude of 29 thousand feet following instrument standards.

"At 14:40 Sriwijaya did not go to 075 degrees but to the northwest, therefore ATC was asked to report the direction of the plane. Not long after, in a matter of seconds, SJY 182 disappeared from the radar, "said Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi, Saturday, January 9," said Transportation Minister Budi Karya Sumadi, Saturday, January 9.

There were 62 passengers including the crew of the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 aircraft. Of the total passengers, there are 7 children and 3 babies.

The Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 aircraft had its departure delayed on Saturday, January 9 for 30 minutes. The reason was the heavy rain.