Helicopter crash victims get heroes' funerals<\/p>\n
Syofiardi Bachyul Jb, The Jakarta Post, Padang, West Sumatra<\/p>\n
Five West Sumatra police officers and a journalist who were
\nkilled in a helicopter crash on Thursday were sent home on Sunday
\nfor burial, shortly after rescuers completed evacuation of the
\nbodies.<\/p>\n
Sr. Comr. Harison Harmainy, the provincial police chief of
\ndetectives, was buried at the Heroes Cemetery in the West Sumatra
\ncapital of Padang on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The bodies of Sr. Comr. Bambang Irawan, the police's director
\nof intelligence and security division, and pilot Comr. Donny
\nHardono were flown to the West Java capital of Bandung and
\nTangerang in Banten respectively. Bambang will be buried in
\nSukabumi Heroes Cemetery, while Donny will be laid to rest in the
\nCikutra Heroes Cemetery in Bandung.<\/p>\n
Unlike the other victims, the bodies of Adj. Comr. Jurnalis
\nJohor, Second Brig. Welly Permana and Singgalang reporter Erman
\nTasrial will be buried in public cemeteries in their respective
\nhometowns of Payakumbuh in West Sumatra, Kerinci in Jambi and
\nAgam in West Sumatra.<\/p>\n
Deputy West Sumatra Police chief Sr. Comr. Ade Raharja
\nofficially sent off the bodies of the officers after a ceremony
\nto pay their last respects to them at provincial police's
\nheadquarters.<\/p>\n
The body of Erman was laid out at the office the Singgalang
\nnewspaper on Jl. Veteran. Many journalists and executives of the
\nprovincial chapter of the Association of Indonesian Journalists
\n(PWI) came to pay their respects.<\/p>\n
Rescuers completed their evacuation at around 10:00 a.m. on
\nSunday after struggling over the difficult terrain of the Dr.
\nMohammad Hatta National Park. It took them 10 hours to complete
\nthe evacuation.<\/p>\n
The MI-2 helicopter crashed on Thursday amid heavy rain in the
\nnational park situated some 20 kilometers from Padang. Police are
\nstill investigating the cause of the accident.<\/p>\n
The officers were on their way to Padang after inspecting a
\nforest fire in Solok regency.<\/p>\n
Co-pilot Second Insp. Asep survived the crash after he jumped
\nthrough the helicopter's door before it fell. Asep is still
\nundergoing treatment at Dr. M. Djamil Hospital in Padang due to
\nsevere knee injuries.<\/p>",
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