JAYAPURA - The joint SAR team, Thursday, June 23, using the Indonesian Air Force Caracal helicopter was deployed to the location of the Susi Air Pilatus Porter PC-6 aircraft with flight number PK-BVM which experienced the incident.
"The joint SAR team has been deployed to the location where the plane carrying six passengers had an incident," said SAR chief Timika Merci Randang to Antara in Jayapura, quoted by Antara.
The plane is suspected of having an incident at coordinates 04°02' 54.00"S / 136° 43' 0600E, 38 miles, radius 343.81° from Timika.
"Currently the joint SAR team is in the vicinity of the location and is carrying out evacuations," said Mercy.
The Susi Air plane was reported to have lost contact on the Timika-Duma-Timika flight which departed from Timika's Moses Kilangin Airport at around 05.34 WIT and is scheduled to return at around 08.00 WIT.
The names of the passengers on the Susi Air plane were Merina Dimpau, Fickien Dimpau, Philipus Dimpau, Leo Dimpau, Seruwarkis Diabilu, and Lukas Dimpau.
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