Five survive Bali copter crash


Close call: Rescuers inspecting the wreckage of the helicopter after it crashed in Bali. — AP

TWO Australian and three Indonesian nationals survived after a tourist helicopter crashed in Bali due to being entangled in a kite string, officials said.

The Bell 505 Jet Ranger X helicopter, owned by PT Whitesky Aviation, came down in Pecatu village in the coastal area on the southern side of Bali, a statement from Indonesia’s transportation ministry said.

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