A BULLET bullet-proof vest would not have guaranteed the safety of slain BernamaTV cameraman Noramfaizul Mohd Nor as the bullet fired was of a very high calibre, said Datuk Dr Alwi Abdul Rahman.
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"Even if he had worn a bullet-proof vest, the bullet would still have pierced through. Furthermore, the bullet fired hit a grey area...entered through the armpit and exited the shoulder. After being hit, he became unconsious and never recovered conciousness," he told reporters when met after returning from Somalia at the Royal Malaysian Air Force's (RMAF) Subang air base near here today.
Dr Alwi was part of the 55-member strong mission which included Noramfaizul. Noramfaizul, 39, died after being hit by a stray bullet while covering the mission in Mogadishu on Friday.
Dr Alwi said various efforts were taken to save Noramfaizul with assistance also provided by an Australian paramedic team which was staying at the same hotel as the cameraman.
He said he arrived at the hotel about three minutes after being alerted of the shooting and took over from the paramedics in treating Noramfaizul who was already in a critical state.
"We attempted cardio-pulmonary resuscitation and did whatever we could, but the bullet had pierced through his heart and lungs. We also received very good cooperation from the Australian paramedics," he said, adding that Noramfaizul showed no response and was motionless during the attempt to revive him.
"He was unconcious and had lost a lot of blood. We were ready to do a blood transfusion if necessary as we already had information on the blood type of members of the mission. Emergency equipment was also adequate but we were just unable to save him," he said in a choked voice.
As he was very close to Noramfaizul having been together on several humanitarian missions organised by the club prior to this, Dr Alwi said the attempt to save his friend was a very poignant situation for him. Bernama
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