4 days ago
Three police helicopter crew discharged from JB hospital, one still in ICU
ISKANDAR PUTERI: Three crew members from the police Air Operations Force who were involved in the helicopter crash in Gelang Patah have been discharged from Sultanah Aminah Hospital (HSA) and brought back to Kuala Lumpur.
Corporal Mohd Helmie Huzairie Sabli, the husband of one of the crew members, Corporal Adeline Liu Yan Sin, said the co-pilot, Superintendent Ahmad Bustamin Baharom, is currently receiving further treatment at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Hospital (HUKM) in Kuala Lumpur.
"My wife, Alhamdulillah, is doing well. She can walk now.
"She was discharged from HSA yesterday.
"Superintendent Bustamin and the pilot, Assistant Commissioner Faizul Muhammad, were discharged the day before.
"My wife and Superintendent Faizul have returned home, but Superintendent Bustamin still requires treatment at HUKM," he said when contacted today.
Mohd Helmie Huzairie, who is based at the Serdang district police headquarters in Selangor, said another crew member, Constable R.G. Devendran from the Tanjung Kupang police station regained consciousness today.
It is understood that he remains in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at HSA.
Another crew member, Sergeant Siti Latipa Khairuddin, also from the Tanjung Kupang police station, is still receiving treatment at the same hospital.
The wreckage of the police helicopter was brought to the surface at 11am today.
The AS355N aircraft, bearing registration number 9M-PHG, plunged into Sungai Pulai on July 10 during a multilateral training exercise involving forces from Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Singapore, under the MITSATOM 2025 nuclear security programme.
