US EditionIndonesian plane with 11 people vanishes in mountainous region and a search is underway
- A passenger aircraft with 11 people on board disappeared near Makassar, Indonesia, prompting an extensive search operation in a mountainous region.
- The ATR 42-500, operated by Indonesia Air Transport, lost contact shortly after 1 PM local time on Saturday, as confirmed by Andi Sultan of the local rescue agency.
- Rescue efforts involve military and police personnel using helicopters and drones to search for the aircraft.
- Three passengers on board were employees of the Ministry of Marine Affairs and Fisheries, engaging in a fisheries surveillance mission.
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Indonesia finds one body from surveillance plane wreckage; passenger count revised to 10
Investigators have yet to determine the cause of the crash; head of South Sulawesi's rescue agency said priority was to find the victims and 1,200 personnel would be deployed to search for the missing
Since Saturday, 17 January, the authorities have been looking for an aircraft carrying three passengers and seven crew members in Indonesia. The aircraft disappeared while flying over the eastern part of the country after taking off from Yogyakarta on the island of Java.
Indonesia finds wreckage of missing surveillance plane carrying 10, one body
JAKARTA - Indonesian authorities said on Sunday they had located the wreckage of a fisheries surveillance plane that went missing in South Sulawesi province on the slope of a fog-covered mountain and had recovered the body of one of the 10 people on board.
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