IPOH: The wife of the pilot who died in a helicopter crash in Chikus Forest Reserve, Bidor recently, has claimed the body of the deceased from the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital forensics department here.
The victim's wife was accompanied by a woman in a multi-purpose vehicle (MPV) at about 10.40am on Monday (Sept 19) and the deceased's body was brought out of the forensic department at 11.15 am.
The deceased's wife, who only wanted to be known as Leung, said she would hold Tsz Kin Richard Chan's cremation in Ipoh and his ashes would be taken back to Hong Kong before being enshrined according to a religious ceremony.
Leung, however did not reveal further where the cremation would be held.
Hong Kong pilot Chan, 58, died in a helicopter crash in the Chikus Forest Reserve on Sept 11.
It was previously reported that a Eurocopter EC120B helicopter belonging to a private company failed to be contacted after taking off from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, Subang.
Chan was the sole pilot when radio contact was lost with the Kuala Lumpur Air Traffic Control Centre (KLATCC) at 12.16pm with the last reported location being around a forest area near Bidor.
The helicopter was supposed to land at Sultan Azlan Shah Airport here at 12.37pm after departing from Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah Airport, Subang at 11.37am. – Bernama