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Pilot's wife asks for prayers after Sarawak heli crash

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Pilot's wife asks for prayers after Sarawak heli crash
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KUALA LUMPUR: The wife of pilot Captain Zainol Afiq, who is believed to have been among those on board a helicopter that crashed in Long Lellang, Sarawak, today, has asked for prayers for her husband.

From the original report

Izzati Syamimi posted on Threads: "Pray for me and my children. Pray for my husband, my heaven."

Five people, including the pilot, were on board the Bo-105 helicopter, which was operating the Health Ministry's Flying Doctor Service to the Sarawak interior.

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New Straits Times
Originally published
Sep 8, 2026
Updated here
Sep 8, 2026
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