KUCHING, Oct 16 (Bernama) — The Sarawak government has allocated RM100,000 to each of the five families of victims killed in the Flying Doctor Service (FDS) helicopter crash in Long Lellang, Baram, on Sept 8.
The state government is also providing educational assistance through Yayasan Sarawak to ensure the victims’ children can continue their schooling and tertiary education.
Sarawak Premier Tan Sri Abang Johari Tun Openg presented the contributions to the next-of-kin at a ceremony held at the Sarawak State Legislative Assembly complex here today.
He said the financial assistance was intended to ease the burden on the families, particularly the children left behind.
“The loss of a family member cannot be measured in monetary terms, but we can provide some measure of support to them, especially to their children.
“Earlier, we presented offer letters from Yayasan Sarawak to assist with the payment of school and university tuition fees for their children,” he told reporters after the ceremony.
The helicopter, a BO-105 carrying five people, including the pilot, crashed near the Short Take-Off and Landing Port (STOLport) in Long Lellang on Sept 8.
The victims were Alexson Adit Henry, Debra Moset, Dr Ainul Baraah Kamaruddin, Jessie Paya Jok and Captain Zainol Afiq Bee Sham.
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