Helicopter with 8 people on board missing in Indonesia's Borneo, rescue agency says


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  • Monday, 01 Sep 2025

JAKARTA (Reuters) -A helicopter with two crew members and six passengers on board is missing in Indonesia's South Borneo province and a search is underway, the local rescue agency said on Monday.

The helicopter was missing in the area of Mantewe, South Borneo province, I Putu Sudayana, the head of the rescue agency told Reuters.

The disaster mitigation agency and police are involved in the search, he added.

(Reporting by Ananda Teresia; Editing by John Mair)

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