Grieving Lion Air bride takes heartbreaking wedding photos alone

Intan Syari was due to marry Rio Nanda Pratama, one of 189 people killed when the Lion Air flight crashed shortly after take-off
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Sophie Williams14 November 2018

A woman whose fiancée died in the Lion Air crash earlier this month has shared images of her wedding pictures after deciding to go ahead with them by herself.

Intan Syari and Rio Nanda Pratama had been due to wed on November 11 however he was killed when Lion Air flight JT 610 crashed on October 29 shortly after take-off from Jakarta.

Mr Pratama was heading home for the wedding after attending a conference for work.

She said that they had joked before the flight that if he missed his flight or if it was delayed, then she should take the wedding photos and send them to him, according to the BBC.

Ms Syari, 26, posted the images to her Instagram account in tribute to her fiancee who she had been with for 13 years. The pair met at middle school.

The hospital worker can be seen dressed in white, wearing a white hijab and carrying white roses.

Ms Syari said: “Although there is actually a sadness I can’t describe, I have to smile for you, I can’t be sad, I have to stay strong as you always say to me.”

In some of the images, she can be seen pictured with Mr Pratama’s family.

In one image of herself with Mr Paratama’s sister, she said: “Thanks for giving me a sister who is so great, smart, merciful and kind, just like you.

"Even though you were not next to me yesterday, your loyal brother accompanied me to carry out your most beautiful last request, I know you are happy there in eternity that surely everyone desires to be, know our love will not diminish even for you, we love you forever, this is our sister which you love and be proud of. We will continue your goals.”

The Boeing 737 MAX 8 plane crashed on October 29 just minutes after take-off from Jakarta.

189 people were onboard.

Lion Air crash in Indonesia

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It was the worst airline disaster in Indonesia since 1997 and renewed concerns about safety in its fast-growing aviation industry.

Data from flight-tracking sites show the plane had erratic speed and altitude in the early minutes of a flight on the day before the crash and during its fatal flight.

The black box flight recorder recovered after the crash shows that four of the jet’s flights had problems with the air speed indicator.

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