NUNUKAN - A Pelita Air aircraft of the Air Tractor AT-802 type with the registration PK-PAA reportedly crashed in the Pa Remayo mountain area, East Krayan District, Nunukan Regency, North Kalimantan.
TNI soldiers from the nearest unit also moved quickly to the location after receiving a report at around 12.20 WITA.
Kapendam VI/Mulawarman Gatot Teguh Waluyo said that the TNI elements deployed to the location of the incident included personnel from Kodim 0911/Nunukan, the Yon Armed 4/Prh Task Force of the Indonesian Armed Forces-Malaysia, and the Koramil 0911-06/Krayan.
"The field to the location is a steep mountain with limited access, the soldiers managed to reach the fall point and immediately secured the area," said Colonel Gatot.
"From the search results at the location, one pilot was found dead. The body was then evacuated by the TNI with related elements to the Pratama Krayan Hospital," he continued.
A quick response was carried out because the location was in a border area with a high level of difficulty.
"As soon as we received the information, the nearest elements immediately moved to the location. Members carried out the evacuation of the victim and secured the area," he said.
In addition to evacuating the victims, TNI personnel also secured the aircraft debris for the purpose of further investigation by the authorities.
"Until now, cross-agency coordination is still being carried out for the investigation of the cause of the accident in the area," he said.
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