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Indonesia Confirms 8 Dead After Helicopter PK-CFX Found Crashed in West Kalimantan

Rescuers reached a remote jungle site with poor coverage to verify the deaths.

Overview

  • A joint search-and-rescue team located the wreckage near Sekadau and confirmed that all eight people on board had died.
  • The helicopter lost contact after departing Melawi in West Kalimantan, where dense forest and no mobile signal slowed the search.
  • The flight carried a pilot, an engineer, and six passengers, including one Malaysian national.
  • Basarnas said a satellite detected the aircraft’s emergency beacon during the overnight effort.
  • Investigators have not given a cause as the remote, rugged site will likely slow the inquiry.