This photo provided by Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) shows rescuers checking the wreckage of a helicopter in a jungle in Indonesia's South Kalimantan province, Sept. 3, 2025. The wreckage of a helicopter carrying two crew members and six passengers was found in a jungle in Indonesia's South Kalimantan province, an official said Wednesday evening, according to state news agency Antara.
The helicopter, operated by Eastindo Air, lost contact with air traffic control just eight minutes after taking off from an airport in Kotabaru district in South Kalimantan on Monday. (BASARNAS/Handout via Xinhua)
JAKARTA, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- The wreckage of a helicopter carrying two crew members and six passengers was found in a jungle in Indonesia's South Kalimantan province, an official said Wednesday evening, according to state news agency Antara.
Rescuers recovered a body believed to be a crash victim at about 3:50 p.m. local time, roughly 100 meters from the wreckage, Yudhi Bramantyo, operations director at the National Search and Rescue Agency, told a press conference in Banjarbaru, the provincial capital.
The helicopter, operated by Eastindo Air, lost contact with air traffic control just eight minutes after taking off from an airport in Kotabaru district in South Kalimantan on Monday.
The aircraft, carrying three foreign nationals, was bound for Palangkaraya, capital of neighboring Central Kalimantan province.
Bramantyo said search efforts were continuing, with rescuers believing the remaining victims were still inside the helicopter. ■
This photo provided by Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) shows rescuers standing near the wreckage of a helicopter in a jungle in Indonesia's South Kalimantan province, Sept. 3, 2025. The wreckage of a helicopter carrying two crew members and six passengers was found in a jungle in Indonesia's South Kalimantan province, an official said Wednesday evening, according to state news agency Antara.
The helicopter, operated by Eastindo Air, lost contact with air traffic control just eight minutes after taking off from an airport in Kotabaru district in South Kalimantan on Monday. (BASARNAS/Handout via Xinhua)
This photo provided by Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) shows the wreckage of a helicopter in a jungle in Indonesia's South Kalimantan province, Sept. 3, 2025. The wreckage of a helicopter carrying two crew members and six passengers was found in a jungle in Indonesia's South Kalimantan province, an official said Wednesday evening, according to state news agency Antara.
The helicopter, operated by Eastindo Air, lost contact with air traffic control just eight minutes after taking off from an airport in Kotabaru district in South Kalimantan on Monday. (BASARNAS/Handout via Xinhua)
This photo provided by Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency (BASARNAS) shows rescuers standing near the wreckage of a helicopter in a jungle in Indonesia's South Kalimantan province, Sept. 3, 2025. The wreckage of a helicopter carrying two crew members and six passengers was found in a jungle in Indonesia's South Kalimantan province, an official said Wednesday evening, according to state news agency Antara.
The helicopter, operated by Eastindo Air, lost contact with air traffic control just eight minutes after taking off from an airport in Kotabaru district in South Kalimantan on Monday. (BASARNAS/Handout via Xinhua)
This photo provided by Indonesia's National Search And Rescue Agency (Basarnas) Banjarmasin shows a rescuer transferring the body of a victim to an ambulance after a helicopter crash at Emil Baru village in Tanah Bumbu regency, South Kalimantan province, Indonesia, on Sept. 4, 2025. The wreckage of a helicopter carrying two crew members and six passengers was found in a jungle in Indonesia's South Kalimantan province, Yudhi Bramantyo, operational director of Basarnas, said on Wednesday evening.
The helicopter, operated by Eastindo Air, lost contact with air traffic control just eight minutes after taking off from an airport in Kotabaru district in South Kalimantan on Monday. (Basarnas Banjarmasin/Handout via Xinhua)
This photo provided by Indonesia's National Search And Rescue Agency (Basarnas) Banjarmasin shows rescuers transferring the body of a victim to an ambulance after a helicopter crash at Emil Baru village in Tanah Bumbu regency, South Kalimantan province, Indonesia, on Sept. 4, 2025. The wreckage of a helicopter carrying two crew members and six passengers was found in a jungle in Indonesia's South Kalimantan province, Yudhi Bramantyo, operational director of Basarnas, said on Wednesday evening.
The helicopter, operated by Eastindo Air, lost contact with air traffic control just eight minutes after taking off from an airport in Kotabaru district in South Kalimantan on Monday. (Basarnas Banjarmasin/Handout via Xinhua)
This photo provided by Indonesia's National Search And Rescue Agency (Basarnas) Banjarmasin shows rescuers transferring the body of a victim to an ambulance after a helicopter crash at Emil Baru village in Tanah Bumbu regency, South Kalimantan province, Indonesia, on Sept. 4, 2025. The wreckage of a helicopter carrying two crew members and six passengers was found in a jungle in Indonesia's South Kalimantan province, Yudhi Bramantyo, operational director of Basarnas, said on Wednesday evening.
The helicopter, operated by Eastindo Air, lost contact with air traffic control just eight minutes after taking off from an airport in Kotabaru district in South Kalimantan on Monday. (Basarnas Banjarmasin/Handout via Xinhua)
