2 Paramotor Accident Police Officers In Riau, Falling From The Air Pending Into Asphalt

Illustration of people using paramotors. (Unsplash-Art of Adventure)

JAKARTA - At least two police officers in Riau Province fell from paramotors while conducting air patrols to monitor lane runway exercises on Monday 15 April.

Both are the Head of the Traffic Unit (Kasat Lalu) of the Kuantan Singingi (Kuansing) Sector Police, AKP Boy Setiawan and the Kuantan Mudik Sector Police Chief (Kapolsek) AKP Hendra Setiawan.

"That's right, it fell. The cause, I don't know yet," said Head of Kuansing Police AKBP Pangucap Priyo Soegito, Tuesday, April 16, quoted by Antara.

Based on the information summarized, the two officers bounced onto the asphalt because they fell from the air. Parasut paramotor is also stuck on an electric pole around the scene.

It is suspected that the paramotor engine used by the two officers died suddenly while in the air. AKP Boy while on the Paramotor, sitting at the back and AKP Hendra at the front.

After falling from the air, AKP Boy Setiawan suffered minor injuries. Meanwhile, Kuantan Mudik Police Chief AKP Hendra Setiawan suffered serious injuries to his head and also suffered pain in his neck and stomach.

"If it is broken, there is no temporary information, and earlier it was conscious. It's just that it is still under medical treatment at the Kuantan Bay Regional General Hospital," he said.

AKBP Pangucap said that apart from conducting air patrols, AKP Boy and AKP Hendra used the paramotor to monitor exercises with mini lane runways throughout the country of Kuantan Bay.

"Yes, that's right. The joint exercise was carried out in the arena on the banks of Narosa Teluk Kuantan," said Pangucap.