DNA analysis of the victims in FDS helicopter crash to be completed tomorrow

11 Sep 2026 • 4:38 PM MYT
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The deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) analysis for all five victims of the Flying Doctor Service (FDS) helicopter crash in Long Lellang last Tuesday is expected to be completed by tomorrow at the latest. - Photo by Bernama

MIRI - The deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) analysis for all five victims of the Flying Doctor Service (FDS) helicopter crash in Long Lellang last Tuesday is expected to be completed by tomorrow at the latest.

Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Mohamad Zainal Abdullah said the remains would only be handed over to the respective next-of-kin once the DNA analysis was completed.

"We anticipate that the DNA analysis for the five victims could be completed by tomorrow at the latest,” he told reporters here today.

Earlier, post-mortem examinations on all five victims were completed at the hospital’s forensic department, with severe burn injuries identified as the cause of death.

Last Tuesday, a BO-105 helicopter carrying five people, including the pilot, crashed near the Long Lellang Short Take-Off and Landing Airport (STOLport).

The victims were pilot Captain Zainol Afiq Bee Sham, 30; medical officer Dr Ainul Baraah Kamaruddin, 33; medical assistant Alexson Adit Henry, 31; and nurses Debra Moset, 40, and Jessie Paya Jok, 44. - BERNAMA

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