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SAR Team Evacuates Volunteer Who Died Distributing Aid After NTT Earthquake
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SAR Team Evacuates Volunteer Who Died Distributing Aid After NTT Earthquake

From CNN Indonesia · () Indonesian

Translated from Indonesian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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News Official statement Outcome reported
  • A search and rescue team evacuated the body of Ahmad Zaki Ali, founder of the Relawan Gerak Bareng volunteers.
  • Ali died of exhaustion while distributing aid after a magnitude 7.7 earthquake in Flores, NTT.
  • The SAR team used a helicopter to reach the remote location and transport his body for funeral rites.

A joint search and rescue team has evacuated the body of Ahmad Zaki Ali, the founder of the Relawan Gerak Bareng volunteer group, who tragically passed away while on a mission to deliver aid in Flores, NTT.

Ali succumbed to exhaustion on Friday afternoon (August 21) while distributing aid from Reo, Manggarai Regency, to Satar Padut Village in East Manggarai Regency. The area was affected by a magnitude 7.7 earthquake that struck the region.

The Maumere SAR Office, along with other SAR elements, deployed a Basarnas Dauphin helicopter to reach the difficult-to-access location. Deputi Operasi dan Siaga Basarnas, Maj. Gen. TNI (Mar) Edy Prakoso, stated that the evacuation was expedited to ensure Ali's body could be returned to his family promptly.

"At 7:04 AM WITA, the Basarnas Dauphin Helicopter landed at the Helipad of Kampung Ronting, Desa Satar Kampas, East Manggarai Regency, and immediately processed the evacuation of the body of the late Ahmad Zaki Ali," Edy said in an official statement on Saturday (August 22). Following the recovery, the body was flown to Komodo Airport in Labuan Bajo, then taken to RSUD Pratama Komodo for preparation before being sent to his family's home in Jakarta.

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Originally published by CNN Indonesia in Indonesian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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