Copter tragedy: Three women among the 10 killed


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LUMUT: The bodies of the ten crew members, including three women, in the naval helicopter collision have been identified and will be sent to the Raja Permaisuri Bainun Hospital in Ipoh for post-mortem.

Perak police chief Comm Datuk Seri Mohd Yusri Hassan Basri said the bodies had been retrieved and were currently at the naval base hospital here.

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