KUALA LUMPUR: The body of Datuk Tan Huat Seang, who was one of the six victims in the Semenyih crash, has been identified and is expected to be cremated at the Nilai Memorial Park on Sunday.
The hearse carrying Tan's body departed from the Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL) mortuary at about 1.30pm to the chants of Amitabha.
Bereaved family members, who were at the morgue to identify and claim Tan's body, were distraught and declined to speak to the media.
An HKL public relations officer said that Tan's body is expected to be cremated at the Nilai Memorial Park on Sunday, and his ashes will be brought back to Alor Setar.
The officer also said the parents of Capt Clifford Fournier would be arriving from the US to claim his body on Monday.
A representative from the US embassy in Kuala Lumpur was at the morgue to speak to hospital officials.
The helicopter carrying Tan Sri Dr Jamaluddin Jarjis, the special envoy to the United States; Datuk Seri Azlin Alias, the principal private secretary to the Prime Minister; pilot Capt Clifford Fournier, an unidentified woman, Tan, and Jamaluddin’s bodyguard Mohd Razkan Seran, exploded in mid-air and crashed in Semenyih, just minutes away from its destination on Saturday afternoon.
The charred bodies were found by the Fire and Rescue Department personnel at 8.15pm.
It is believed that all six were killed instantly when the helicopter exploded over a rubber plantation along Jalan Sungai Lallang, Kampung Pasir Baru, during a downpour.
The corporate AS365N2 Dauphin helicopter was owned by IGB Corporation and operated by Cempaka Aviation, which is owned by the pilot.
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