4 killed in helicopter crash in Indonesia
Published : 12 Sep 2025, 03:03
DF News Desk
All four people aboard a helicopter were found dead after the aircraft crashed in Central Papua province in Indonesia, a rescue official said Thursday, reported Xinhua.
The wreckage was located in a canyon in Mimika regency, said I Wayan Suyatna, head of the local search and rescue office. The bodies have been evacuated to a hospital in Timika, the regency's capital.
The helicopter went down at around 1:40 p.m. local time Wednesday while flying from Ilaga Airport in Puncak regency to Mozes Kilangin Airport in Mimika, Suyatna said.
