Tue, 13 Apr 1999

Reward offered for finding survivor

SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: The Unocal Indonesia Company announced it was providing a reward of Rp 500,000 for anyone finding Munadi, the remaining victim of a helicopter crash on April 3.

Bodies of the other five victims of the accident in the waters of Tanjungsantan, Kutai regency, have been found.

Unocal's spokesman Syamsulistio said the planned five-day search for Munadi began on Friday, Antara reported on Sunday.

The Gatari Bell 412 helicopter crashed nine minutes after departing a Unocal rig. The pilot, Prabowo Yuwono, was killed. Survivors were the copilot Harry Purnomo and four other passengers.