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View all search resultsSearch underway for missing helicopter in South Kalimantan
An Airbus BK117 D-3 helicopter owned by Eastindo Air lost contact with air traffic control just eight minutes after taking off from the airport in Kotabaru district, South Kalimantan, at around 8:46 a.m. on Monday.
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Personnel of Bali Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) during a search operation to find a British national who was reported missing around the cliff of Selonding Temple in Pecatu Village, South Kuta district of Bali in this undated file photo.A British man who spent six days trapped in a well after being chased by a dog has been rescued on the Indonesian resort island of Bali, authorities said Sunday. (Courtesy of/Basarnas)
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search and rescue operation is underway after a helicopter carrying eight individuals, including citizens from the United States, Brazil and India, lost contact over the dense forests of Mentewe District, Tanah Bumbu Regency, South Kalimantan.
An Airbus BK117 D-3 helicopter owned by Eastindo Air lost contact with air traffic control just eight minutes after taking off from the airport in Kotabaru district, South Kalimantan, at around 8:46 a.m. on Monday. The aircraft was en route to Palangkaraya City in Central Kalimantan Province.
A joint rescue team of 140 personnel, comprising members of the South Kalimantan and Central Kalimantan Police, the Indonesian Military (TNI), the South Kalimantan Disaster Mitigation Agency (BPBD) and local search and rescue agencies, was deployed to the search area on Monday afternoon. Local volunteers have also joined the search effort.
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I Putu Sudayana, head of the Banjarmasin Search and Rescue Agency, said search efforts have been significantly hampered by the area’s rugged terrain and dense forest cover.
"The last known contact with the helicopter was approximately 4 kilometers from Mandin Damar Waterfall, in Tanah Bumbu Regency. The location is on the slopes of the Meratus Mountains, with thick vegetation and very limited ground access," he said on Monday.
Putu added that rescuers must travel approximately 71.5 km, or a 7-hour journey, from Batulicin District in Tanah Bumbu Regency to reach the area.
