Wing flap discovery raises mother’s hope of news on son

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Andrew Nari

Andrew Nari

Tuai Rumah Catherine Tamoh

Tuai Rumah Catherine Tamoh

SIBU: News of the discovery of an aircraft wing flap at the remote Reunion Island in the Indian Ocean has rekindled longhouse chief Catherine Tamoh’s hopes that there could be some news on his son and all those onboard the Malaysia Airlines flight MH370.

Her eldest son, chief steward Andrew Nari, was among the 239 people on board the flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing when it disappeared from radar in the wee hours of Mar 8 last year.

Catherine told The Borneo Post yesterday that she would not give up hope and prayed very hard that she would receive a piece of good news.

“But, if it is proven to be (debris from the plane), well … I just have to accept it, what to do.

“But at the moment, I am hoping for the best as I read from the news that the Malaysian team had been sent there.”

According to Bernama, the Transport Ministry said in a statement yesterday that the team despatched to the island comprised experts from the Department of Civil Aviation, Malaysia Airlines and the Malaysian International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Annex 13 Safety Investigation Team for MH370.

It was reported that the fragment of a wing washed up on the island and found on Wednesday could be wreckage from MAS MH370.

Asked if she was notified by the authorities about the development, Catherine said nobody had contacted her on the discovery yet.

“No, no, no, I learned about it from the Internet, CNN and TV3.

“Then, there were those who informed me through WhatsApp and Facebook.

Andrew, born in February 1965, had worked with the airline since September 1989. He was the eldest in the family of four children.

Andrew lived with his wife and two children in Puchong.