Survivor found from crashed plane in Kalimantan

Survivor found from crashed plane in Kalimantan

JAKARTA (JP): A woman passenger of the Britten Norman plane
that crashed into the slopes of Mt. Saran in West Kalimantan last
Monday survived the ordeal and was found after a search and
rescue team had pronounced that there were no survivors.

The woman, identified as Intan Nurfitriana, was found in the
jungle about one hour's walk from where the plane went down, the
Antara news agency reported on Saturday.

Intan, a staff member of the West Kalimantan Forestry Office,
was among the 10 people on board the BN-2A plane that crashed as
it was flying from Pontianak, the province's capital, to Nanga
Pinoh on Monday.

The plane, operated by the private PT Dirgantara Air Services,
crashed about 30 miles from its destination.

The rescue party in West Kalimantan on Thursday had ruled out
the likelihood of anyone surviving the crash.

As of Thursday, however, the team had only managed to find the
bodies of six of the passengers.

Suprayitno said reports from the crash site suggested that
Intan crawled away but left clues on her trail by breaking
branches and pieces of torn clothes, which helped the search team
find her.

She was treated temporarily where she was found while waiting
for a helicopter to take her to a nearest hospital.

Intan was one of three officials of the West Kalimantan
Forestry Office on board the plane. The other two have been
identified among the bodies found. (emb)