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Police to examine Papua plane crash victims' bodies
The Jakarta Post , Jakarta | Fri, 11/06/2009 9:26 AM | National
A search and rescue team is flying three more bodies Friday from the wreckage of a police aircraft, which crashed on Mt. Dorman in the Pass Ilu area in Puncak Jaya on Monday, to Jayapura, Papua, for identification.
Jayapura Search and Rescue Agency chief Suyatno told Antara state news agency that the team was flying the bodies to Sentani Airport in Jayapura on a Kamov helicopter. The team was expected to arrive at 10:45 a.m. local time.
Four victims in the crash are believed to be pilot Adj. Comr. Yunus, co-pilot Adj. Comr. Benedictus, and technicians Brig. Kuswanto and Brig. Syaiful. One of the bodies had arrived in Jayapura on Thursday.
The missing plane lost contact on Monday during a flight from Sentani Airport to Mulia Airport in Puncak Jaya regency.
The police said the plane, purchased brand new in 2004, had clocked in only 1,200 flying hours and had just undergone routine maintenance in October.
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