Copter crash: Pilot missing, Philippine aviation authority confirms


Search and Rescue teams search Batang Lupar, Sarawak for the final crash victim.

MANILA: The Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) confirmed on Saturday the helicopter that crashed Thursday in Sarawak, Malaysia, was of Philippine registry.

The CAAP said it would wait for the air accident report from its Malaysian counterpart.

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