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Three survive helicopter plunge into river during Indonesia wildfire-fighting mission
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Three survive helicopter plunge into river during Indonesia wildfire-fighting mission
JAKARTA, Nov 8 — All three crew members aboard a helicopter deployed for aerial firefighting operations narrowly escaped death after it crashed into the Barito River in South...
·Petaling Jaya, Malaysia
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This incident occurred when the air fleet was carrying out a water bombing operation.
A Eurocopter EC225LP Super Puma helicopter reportedly crashed into the Barito River while extinguishing a forest fire, Sunday (8/11/2026).
The helicopter with registration number VH-HGM was carrying three crew members who, based on initial reports, were reported to be safe.
Aerial water drop operations conducted to combat forest fires in Indonesia turned into a disaster.
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