Seconds Of The SAR Team Finds The Lost Helicopter Carcas, One Victim Is Seen 100 Meters From The Collapse

The remisor, who first saw the carcass of a BK117 D3 helicopter, was found in a mountainous forest area, at Command Post 3 Emil Baru Village, Mentewe District, Tanah Bumbu, South Kalimantan, Wednesday (3/9/2025) night. (ANTARA)

TANAH BUMBU - Tim Anggrek 1 Nangka Branch, witness Remisor, who first found the BK117 D3 helicopter carcass, revealed that after seeing the physical helicopter debris in the forest of Gunung Bukanutan, Tanah Bumbu, South Kalimantan, Wednesday, September 3 at 14:45 WITA.

The resident of Gunung Raya Village explained that initially the team departed on Wednesday at around 05.00 WITA, in the middle of the forest climbing the mountain and the valley descent.

"We use the coordinates previously given by the National Transportation Safety Committee (NTSC). Even though there is confusing information, we still use the KNKT instructions," said Remissioner, quoted by ANTARA, Thursday, September 4.

After that, go up to Gunung Putiring, there are no results and continue to Mount Bukanutan. When he arrived at Mount Pututan, he fell slightly at around 14:45 WITA, looking at the shape of the roof of the hut.

"After approaching it, it turned out that the tail of the helicopter was separated from the body, we were sure it was a helicopter after approaching," said Remissioner.

He revealed the charred helicopter carcass was 300 meters from the summit of Mount Bunatan, and about 300 meters from the coordinate point when contact lost on Monday (1/9). "The slope of the ground in the field is 75 degrees, the terrain is quite difficult," said Remisor.

Basarnas Operations Director First Admiral TNI Yudhi Bramantyo at a press conference in Banjarbaru, Wednesday night, said the helicopter carcass was found by the ground SAR Team at around 14:45 WITA.

One body was found at around 15:53 WITA, 100 meters from the helicopter carcass. Meanwhile, seven other bodies are still being searched," he said.

The Alpha Team Land SRU led by Adi Maulana (Kordinator of the Kotabaru SAR Post) managed to find the wreckage of the helicopter body at coordinates 03 deg 5 6 S 115 deg 37 39.07 E, about 700 meters from the coordinate points previously given by the KNKT.

"The victim has been subjected to a body packing process and is ready to be evacuated to the Field Command Post," said Yudhi.

The type BK117 D3 helicopter belonging to Estindo Air previously lost contact while flying around Mentewe, Tanah Bumbu, South Kalimantan Province on Monday (1/9) at around 08.54 WITA.

The helicopter carried eight people, consisting of a pilot, an engineer, and six passengers, namely Capt. Haryanto, Eng Hendra, Mark Werren, Yudi Febrian, Andys Rissa Pasulu, Santha Kumar, Claudine Quito, and Iboy Irfan Rosa.