Copter crash: Third body is that of bodyguard
THE STAR
KUCHING: Police have confirmed that the third body recovered by the search and recovery team near the helicopter crash site on Saturday belonged to Datuk Noriah Kasnon's personal bodyguard, Ahmad Sobri Harun .
Sarawak Police Commissioner Datuk Seri Muhammad Sabtu Osman told reporters that Ahmad Sobri's identity was confirmed by the hospital and also a police authority card found on the body.
The 26-year-old police constable from Terengganu had been stationed in Kuala Lumpur as a personal bodyguard.
"Police will arrange the return of his body to Terengganu on an air force aircraft," he said.
Muhammad Sabtu said Ahmad Sobri's body was retrieved not too far away from the spot where they found the body of Deputy Primary Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Noriah Kasnon at Batang Lupar on Friday.
He said the search was still on for the remaining three bodies, but this would depend on weather conditions, the tide and crocodiles.
"We are also continuing the search for the main wreckage of the helicopter," he added
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