Search for missing passenger ended

Search for missing passenger ended

SAMARINDA, East Kalimantan: Rescue workers stopped on Tuesday
the search for Munadi, the only passenger of the downed Gatari
Bell helicopter not yet accounted for. The helicopter crashed in
the waters off the provincial coast here on April 4.

The rescue team was to end its mission on Friday but extended
it by four days following the salvage of the wreckage. The team
found the bodies of Mainuddin, Jufri, Amir Hamzah, Laurensius and
Devi Irawan inside the helicopter.

A total of 12 people were on board when the helicopter
chartered by Unocal oil company went down. Five of them survived,
but pilot Prabowo Yuwono was found dead.

Unocal has announced a Rp 500,000 (US$57) reward for the
discovery of the body of Munadi.

The helicopter crashed nine minutes after taking off from
Unocal's 601 offshore platform between Tanjungsantan and
Balikpapan.