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Air Crash Victims' Kins Given Psychological Assistance
By Ahmad Fuad Yahya
JAKARTA, May 23 (Bernama) -- Immediate family members of victims of the
Sukhoi Superjet 100 crash were provided with psychological assistance before
seeing the remains in 45 coffins at the Police Hospital in Keramat Jati here
Tuesday.
Twelve psychologists, who aided them, advised close family members against
seeing the remains to avoid a traumatic experience which could affect their
sleep and appetite, said psychologist Mira Rumeser.
Only three persons from a family were allowed to see the remains for 10
minutes from 1pm till 8pm Tuesday.
They were, however, evaluated on their psychological strength before being
allowed to see the remains.
The remains will later be taken to Halim Perdanakusuma airport Wednesday
before they are handed over to family members for burial.
All 45 people on board the Superjet 100 were killed when the plane slammed
into a steep side of Mount Salak near Jakarta shortly after take-off on a
demonstration flight May 9.
-- BERNAMA