PETALING JAYA: The doctor who was among the five killed in the helicopter crash near Long Lellang STOLport in Ulu Baram, Sarawak, has been identified as Dr Ainul Baroah Kamaruddin from Kelantan.
Her sister-in-law, Nureez Mohd Pauzi, confirmed Dr Ainul’s death in a Facebook post following the crash.
“The Health Ministry helicopter carrying my sister-in-law crashed in Miri. I am getting ready to head to the airport,” she wrote in a Facebook post.
She also posted a video of herself boarding a plane heading for Sarawak in a Facebook story.
Dr Ainul and the four others were on aboard a BO-105 helicopter that crashed.
The identities of the other passengers have not been confirmed.
Earlier, Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad confirmed that four ministry personnel and one pilot were on board the helicopter.
The healthcare personnel were part of the Flying Doctor Service programme.
He said search and rescue operations were conducted, together with medical and Fire and Rescue Department personnel, after the incident.
The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia, in confirming the crash, said it received a notification from Flight Information Services at 3.58pm.
