Jokowi personally conveyed his deepest condolences to Minister Susi at the Widya Chandra ministerial residential complex at 9 a.m. local time.
Earlier, Coordinating Minister for Human and Cultural Development Affairs Puan Maharani, Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Rizal Ramli, and Cabinet Secretary Pramono Anung had also paid their last respects.
"She (Minister Susi Pudjiastuti) is in deep sorrow," Chairman of the Indonesian Scout Headquarters Adhyaksa Dault stated after conveying his condolences to the minister on Monday.
The remains of Hilmansyah are being repatriated to Indonesia and will be buried in his hometown in Pangandaran, West Java.
The Indonesian Consulate General in Houston, the United States, communicated with the local authority to repatriate the body of Hilmansyah.
"The staff of the consulate head has been sent to the location to assist with the repatriation process. The consular will soon visit the location," the Indonesian Citizens Protection Director of the Foreign Affairs Ministry Muhamad Iqbal noted in a short message received by Antara on Monday.
Iqbal remarked that the Foreign Affairs Ministry has been assisting and managing the repatriation process until the body arrives in Indonesia.
Hilmansyah (31) was in Florida to train as a pilot instructor. He reportedly died of sudden cardiac arrest.
He is the son of Minister Susi and her former husband, Yoyok Yudi Suharyo.
According to the ministers private secretary Fika Fawzia, Panji is the oldest brother of Nadine Kaiser and Alvy Xavier.
He graduated from a flight school in the United States and worked as a pilot.
According to Panjis LinkedIn social media account, he also officiated as chief inspector in Susi Air, an airlines founded by Pudjiastuti.
He is survived by a son, Armand (10).(*)
Editor: Heru Purwanto
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