Search for chopper bears no fruit

Search for chopper bears no fruit

JAYAPURA, Papua: A seven-aircraft search and rescue team Thursday
continued its hunt for an Air Force helicopter that went missing
the day before with four people on board without results.

One of the three helicopters in the team belonging to a
Catholic mission landed in Lereh village in the Sentani area but
local residents said they had seen and heard nothing on
Wednesday.

The Twin Pack helicopter went missing on Wednesday morning
while on a regular training session. The helicopter was on its
way to Benawa from Sentani airport when it lost contact with
airport controllers not long after takeoff. A pilot, a co-pilot
and two mechanics were on board. -- JP