Search workers fiund first missing chopper<\/p>\n
JAKARTA (JP): Search and rescue workers sent out to comb the
\njungles of East Kalimantan for a helicopter that disappeared on
\nJuly 26 instead found the wreckage of a chopper that had been
\nmissing since May.<\/p>\n
The wreckage belongs to a Sikorsky helicopter of registration
\nnumber PK-OBS that went missing on May 5 with two people on
\nboard, Heru Legowo, head of the search operation, was quoted by
\nthe Antara news agency as saying yesterday.<\/p>\n
The charred remains of both men, pilot Suyanto and passenger
\nSuyono -- were found near the wreckage. All of the helicopter was
\nburned except for the two rotors.<\/p>\n
Both bodies have been airlifted to Balikpapan, according to
\nthe report.<\/p>\n
Heru, the chief of the Search and Rescue (SAR) team at
\nSepinggan airport in Balikpapan, said that he is now awaiting
\ninstructions from Jakarta on whether or not to continue the
\nsearch for the other missing helicopter -- also a Sikorsky with
\nregistration number PK-OBT which was carrying 18 people on board.<\/p>\n
The SAR team had originally planned to call off the search on
\nSaturday, but decided to carry on when they first spotted the
\nwreckage on Friday.<\/p>\n
Both helicopters belonged to the private operator Air Fast
\nIndonesia and were rented out to PT Sumber Daya Alam, a logging
\ncompany, when they disappeared. (emb)<\/p>",
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