US EditionA Helicopter with 8 People Aboard Loses Contact in Indonesia's Borneo Island
Search and rescue teams are deployed to locate the helicopter missing eight minutes after takeoff, amid Indonesia's challenging aviation safety environment.
- On Monday, a helicopter carrying eight people went missing on Indonesia’s Borneo island after losing contact shortly after takeoff, with its last contact recorded by air traffic control at 08:54 a.m.
- The helicopter lost contact at 08:54 a.m. near Mantewe, South Kalimantan, prompting search efforts by local rescue agencies, I Putu Sudayana said.
- Banjarmasin Search and Rescue Agency reported at 12:02 p.m. that a helicopter with two crew members and six passengers was over the Mantewe forest area, prompting deployment of land and air teams with disaster mitigation and police.
- Officials said the search operation will last seven days from the incident, and rescue leaders hoped to locate the victims today.
- The search faces dense rainforest terrain on Borneo, complicating operations amid Indonesia's reliance on air travel across thousands of islands and a poor aviation safety record in recent years.
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Mystery in the Skies: Helicopter Vanishes Over Borneo Forest
A helicopter with eight people on board went missing over Indonesia's Borneo eight minutes after takeoff. The Airbus BK117 D-3 lost contact shortly after departing from Kotabaru in South Kalimantan, heading to Palangkaraya. Search efforts are underway in hopes of finding the helicopter and its occupants safe.
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A helicopter with 8 people aboard loses contact in Indonesia's Borneo island
A helicopter carrying eight people has lost contact in a forest on Indonesia’s Borneo island. Officials said Monday the Airbus BK117 D-3, owned by Eastindo Air, took off from Kotabaru district in South Kalimantan province at 08:46 a.m.
Helicopter with 8 on board goes missing in Indonesian Borneo
JAKARTA: A helicopter with two crew members and six passengers on board is missing in Indonesia’s South Borneo province and a search is underway, the local rescue agency said on Monday. © New Straits Times Press (M) Bhd
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