Helicopter with four aboard crashes in Indonesia's Papua

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JAKARTA: A helicopter carrying four people crashed in Indonesia’s Papua region after losing contact during a flight from Ilaga to Timika, the national search and rescue agency said.

The AS350 B3 helicopter, operated by PT Intan Angkasa and registered PK-IWS, took off from Ilaga at 11.30am local time on Wednesday (Sept 10) and was scheduled to arrive in Timika an hour later.

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