JAKARTA, June 27 (Xinhua) — Indonesian rescuers on Tuesday recovered bodies from a small plane crash in the mountains of eastern Papua Highlands province. of the country on Friday (June 23), 6 cases
Marinus O’Hoirat, Chief Operating Officer of the Jayapura Search and Rescue Agency He told Xinhua news agency that the plane had been completely burned down. And everyone on the plane died in this accident.
O’Hoirat added that they are now moving all the victims by helicopter to the airport in Wamena. and will move on to Jayapura Capital city of the province of Papua Highlands for autopsy identification.
The plane was carrying two crew and four passengers and was destined for nearby Puak Airport. Contact with air traffic controllers was lost about seven minutes after leaving Elelim Airport in the Yalimo region.
An air reconnaissance team found the wreckage on a forest floor with smoke still emanating from the plane hours later. But bad weather has hampered rescue efforts.
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2023-06-27 13:33:00
