Day 4 Of Sriwijaya SJ-182 Plane Crash, DVI Team Receives 111 DNA Samples

Karo Penmas, National Police Public Relations Division Brigadier General Rusdi Hartono (DOK.VOI / Wardhany Tsa Tsia)

JAKARTA - The National Police Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) team as a whole has received 111 DNA samples from the families of the Sriwijaya SJ-182 passengers which crashed in the waters of the Thousand Islands.

"As of 17.00 WIB, now the team has received 111 DNA samples," said Karo Penmas, Police Public Relations Division, Brigadier General Rusdi Hartono in a press conference held at the Kramat Jati Police Hospital, East Jakarta, Tuesday, January 12.

In addition, as of today, the National Police Hospital as a whole has received 72 body bags containing body parts and 11 bags containing properties found by the SAR Team at the scene.

"The body bags received were 72 bags, then the team also received 11 property bags," said Rusdi.

Furthermore, after receiving the body bags and property, the DVI Team will immediately carry out an antemortem and postmortem matching process to validate the truth of the identities of the victims.

"Actions are carried out in accordance with the identification, verification and validation activities of the data which are carried out with accuracy and thoroughness so that the identification results can be really justified," he said.

Previously reported, the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 plane on the Jakarta-Pontianak route had lost contact shortly after taking off from Soekarno Hatta Airport on Saturday, January 9, 2020. News of the plane's lost contact was followed by certainty that the plane crashed near Male Island .

In total, the plane carried 62 people including 12 crew members and 50 passengers. The 50 passengers consisted of 40 adult passengers, seven children and three babies.

Currently, the team has identified four passengers, including Okky Bisma who is a steward and Fadly Satrianto who is a copilot or extra crew on the flight.

While the other two people were passengers on behalf of Asyhabul Yamin and Khasanah.