00:00The family of Superintendent Ahmad Bustamin Baharum, one of five people injured in Thursday's
00:07police helicopter crash at Sungai Pulai during a mock nuclear training exercise, expressed
00:13relief that he is recovering well. His parents, Baharum Mohamed and Chema Abu Bakar, travelled
00:19from their home in Kedah last night to visit him at Hospital Sultana Amina. Baharum recounted
00:24how his son had called just before the exercise to inform him about boarding the helicopter.
00:30Shortly after, he received a shocking call from authorities reporting that the aircraft
00:35had crashed into the water. The father expressed gratitude that his 46-year-old son managed to
00:42escape the submerged helicopter before rescue teams arrived. Superintendent Ahmad suffered
00:49back injuries, including fractured ribs and facial swelling. Senior Assistant Commissioner
00:54Ahmad Lokman Abdul Hadi, Deputy Commander of Operations of Bukit Aman Air Operations Force,
01:02visited the victims earlier, followed by Iskandar Puteri OCPD Assistant Commissioner M. Kumarasan.
01:10The Eurocopter AS-3555 Ecurey crashed approximately 21 meters from the jetty during the exercise, which
01:18involved personnel from Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand.
01:21and Thailand.
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