Chopper loses contact in Indonesia's Papua

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JAKARTA, Sept. 17 (Xinhua) -- A helicopter belonging to PT National Utility Helicopter (NUH) lost contact on Thursday at 1:30 p.m. local time during a trip from Nabire district in Indonesia's province of Papua to Baya Biru area in the province's district of Paniai.

Gusti Anwar Mulyadi, head of the Search and Rescue (SAR) office in Papua's district of Biak, confirmed the loss on Thursday but his side is still collecting more data about the happening and making coordination with relevant parties.

"We are still collecting data on the helicopter with three persons onboard consisting of a pilot, a co-pilot and a technician as well as food stuffs," Mulyadi told Antara news agency. Enditem

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