All Six On Board Malaysia's Ill-Fated Heli Found Safe

CAMERON HIGHLANDS (Pahang, Malaysia), Oct 26 (Bernama) -- Five members of a Malaysian medical team, including a doctor, were found safe with light injuries after the helicopter they were on board crashed while attempting an emergency landing in a forested area near here early Wednesday afternoon (picture). A Pahang and Fire Rescue Department (JPBM) spokesman said the pilot of the private helicopter, only known as ‘Capt Pedro’, escaped injury. The JPBM spokesman, meanwhile, said following a search and rescue (SAR), the victims were found safe at 3.51 pm. “The victims have been given early treatment,” the spokesman, adding that one of them suffered a broken leg. The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) earlier said it had received information of an air crash in Cameron Highlands involving an Airbus AS 355 F2 helicopter with the registration number 9M-SSW at 1.03 pm. CAAM chief executive officer Chester Voo, in a statement, said the helicopter with a pilot and five passengers on board had taken off from Kampung Gawin in Kelantan for Tanjung Rambutan, Perak at 12.20 pm. The aircraft was operated by Layang Layang Aerospace Sdn Bhd. Voo added that further investigations will be handled by the Transport Ministry’s Air Accident Investigation Bureau. The state of Pahang is located in the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. (BERNAMAphotos) -- BERNAMA