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View all search resultsFamily mourns Indonesian peacekeeper Rico Pramudia
Rico died on Friday after undergoing intensive treatment at St. George Hospital in Beirut for injuries sustained in an Israeli strike near the Lebanese city of Aadchit Al Qusayr on March 29.
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United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) personnel carry on April 26, 2026, the coffin and photograph of 31-year-old Corporal Rico Pramudia, an Indonesian national, during a ceremony at Beirut airport in Lebanon. (AFP/UNIFIL/Handout/Haidar Fahs)
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somber atmosphere has enveloped the home of Corporal Rico Pramudia, a 31-year-old Indonesian peacekeeper who died last week while serving in Lebanon.
Rico died on Friday after undergoing intensive treatment at St. George Hospital in Beirut for injuries sustained in an Israeli strike near the Lebanese city of Aadchit Al Qusayr on March 29.
Rico had arrived in Lebanon in April last year to serve with the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) in his first overseas deployment. He was the youngest of nine siblings and is survived by his wife and a toddler.
The family is now awaiting the repatriation of his body.
Since the weekend, relatives and residents have gathered at the family home in Dolok Manampang village, Serdang Bedagai regency, North Sumatra, to offer condolences and support. Floral tributes bearing messages of sympathy from various parties have continued to arrive since Saturday.
Serdang Bedagai Regent Darma Wijaya has expressed deep condolences over the death of Rico, describing the loss as a major blow to both the region and the nation.
“We have lost one of the region’s best sons who dedicated his life to the nation and state,” Darma said after visiting the soldier’s family home on Saturday.
