Contact Loss Police Helicopters In The Waters Of East Belitung Will Be Wanted Tomorrow

Illustration of police officers boarding helicopters/ Photo: IST

Head of the Public Information Bureau (Karo Penmas) of the Public Relations Division of the National Police Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan said that his party would search for helicopters that were lost in the waters of Bukulimau, East Belitung, Sunday, November 27.

"Tomorrow a search will be carried out," said Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan, Sunday, November 27.

Ahmad said the search would be carried out by a number of other related parties.

"The search will be carried out by Korp Polairud and Polda Bangka Belitung as well as related agencies," he said.

According to Brigadier General Ahmad Ramadhan, the helicopter lost contact while crossing the waters of the Bangka Belitung Islands.

"That's right, lost contact around the waters of the Babel islands," he said.

Previously, the Police's Bell 105 helicopter with registration number P-1103 reportedly lost contact in the waters of East Belitung Regency, Bangka Belitung Islands Province, Sunday afternoon, November 27.

The helicopter departed from Pangkalan Bun, Central Kalimantan Province to HAS Hanandjoeddin International Airport, Belitung, Bangka Belitung Islands Province.

It was reported that four members of the National Police were inside the helicopter.

"Actually, the domain is in Air Nav, but until now, the information we received from Air Nav is like that (loss contact)," said Executive General Manager (EGM) of PT Angkasa Pura II Branch of H. AS Hanandjoeddin Belitung International Airport, Khaerul Assidiqi, quoted from Antara, Sunday, November 27.

He said that currently the international airport H.AS Hananjoeddin has received a request to extend airport operating hours.

"From the airport at this time, it is more of a request for an extended operating hour and so on, while just like that," he said.

Khaerul added that the operational hours of the H.AS Hanandjoeddin international airport were extended to wait for confirmation of the information regarding the helicopter that was reported missing.