Plane Crash Kills 49 People Including One Penangite
Bad weather caused Flight QV301 of Lao Airlines to crash yesterday, 16 October 2013, killing 49 people from 11 countries.
By Sadho Ram — 17 Oct 2013, 12:45 PM — Updated over 10 years ago
Lao Airlines Crash: Body of Penangite killed in the crash found
Family members of Lao Airlines crash victim, Angelin Teh, have arrived in southern Laos to help identify the bodies of Teh and her husband Joel Babcock, a United States citizen.
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Penangite Angelin Teh and her American husband Joel Babcock were among the 49 people who perished in Laos.
Image via imgur.com"Her brother and uncle are currently in Pakse, where the crash happened," Mohd Zakhir Haji Yusof, Counsellor and Head of Chancery in the Malaysian Embassy in Laos said Saturday.
thestar.com.my"We have been informed by the Laotian government that a body of a Malaysian has been recovered but we still need confirmation by family members," he said, adding that the search for bodies from the wreckage in the Mekong river was still ongoing.
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Although there has been news of the recovery of Teh's remains, the Malaysian embassy has yet to receive information on Babcock.
Mohd Zakhir said Teh's relatives would help to identify Babcock's body once the search mission was completed.
thestar.com.myA Lao Airlines plane flying in stormy weather crashed into the Mekong river
Locals watch as debris from the plane washes ashore on the banks of the Mekong River. Photo: Nana Nnpv/Facebook.
Image via smh.com.auThe virtually new ATR-72 turboprop plane flying from the capital Vientiane crashed at about 4.10 p.m. (0910 GMT) just eight kilometers (five miles) short of its destination Pakse, which is near the borders of both Thailand and Cambodia.
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Residents gather as debris from the plane washes ashore. Photo: Nana Nnpv/Facebook.
Image via smh.com.auFlight QV301 was flying from Lao capital Vientiane to Pakse when it crashed while approaching the airport
Officials said the weather was extremely bad and the plane had experienced severe turbulence during the one hour and 15 minute flight.
The airline released a list of the passengers on Thursday morning that included 7 people from France. The other passengers were from Laos, Vietnam, Canada, China, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and the United States.
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A Lao Airlines statement on Facebook gave a total of 49 dead, earlier reports said 44
Foreigners from some 10 countries including seven from France were among the dead, as well as Laotian nationals. A Lao Airlines statement on Facebook gave a total of 49 dead; other earlier reports put the figure at 44.
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A Penangite, Angelin Teh, believed to be among 49 killed
A Penangite identified as Angelin Teh is believed to be among 49 killed in the Lao Airlines plane crash in Pakse, southern Laos on Wednesday.
thestar.com.myShe is believed to be working in a law firm and married to an American. They have been staying in Laos for the past three years. Her husband also died in the crash.
thestar.com.myThe Malaysian embassy in Laos confirmed that a Malaysian named Angelin Teh was listed in the airline list of passengers. However, the victim was not registered with the embassy.
thestar.com.myA witness, "I saw lifeless bodies lying about and other lifeless bodies being brought in."
Witnesses said a Chinese temple on the banks of the Mekong had become an emergency centre, "Hundreds of people are loitering about, some curious, others presumably concerned for their loved ones...it's absolute horror."
“It’s complete chaos out front, as emergency vehicles grapple with usual traffic on the pot-holed, muddy stretch of road," said a foreigner living in Pakse.
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