Bodies of three crash victims recovered

Bodies of three crash victims recovered

JAYAPURA, Papua: A search and rescue team recovered on
Wednesday morning the bodies of three of the victims of the
recent crash of a chartered plane.

The DHC-6 Twin Otter, belonging to Trigana Air Service,
crashed on the slopes of Mt. Susu, some 170 kilometers south of
Nabire, Papua, on Saturday morning during a heavy rain.

The three victims who were recovered were identified as pilot
Dwi Arifin, copilot Moh. Sofyan and assistant mechanic Frengky
Sutarto.

The search is continuing for mechanic Laswardi and two
passengers who were also on board the plane, the head of Nabire
Airport, Abusani, said in Jayapura.

Alex Drehuckel, a German citizen piloting an Association
Mission Aviation aircraft, was the first to spot the wreckage of
the plane on Monday morning. --Antara