Tragic reports are speaking about the death of eight people who were killed after a helicopter crashed on Borneo Island in Indonesia today.
The Airbus H130 was operated by PT Matthew Air Nusantara. It reportedly lost contact on Thursday, nearly five minutes after it departed from the Melawi district in West Kalimantan province.
The plane was reportedly en route to another palm oil plantation in the Kubu Raya district, as per reports from local media outlets. Search teams soon located the helicopter's wreckage and recovered the remains of the two crew members and six passengers from the dense forests inside the Sekadau district.
Authorities, including the National Search and Rescue Agency and the Transportation Ministry, confirmed the deaths, noting that one of the victims was from Malaysia.
Authorities, including the National Search and Rescue Agency and the Transportation Ministry, confirmed the fatalities, noting that one of the victims was Malaysian. Investigations are taking place to determine the cause of this crash.