Indonesian Military Helicopter Crashes During Forest Fire Mission, Killing Crew Member
The Mi-17V5 aircraft was carrying eight crew members when the accident occurred, according to local media reports.
Army Information Department head Brig. Gen. Donny Pramono confirmed the death, saying: “As of now, one crew member has been found deceased, and the body has been evacuated to Kuala Pembuang Hospital.”
He added that five other personnel had survived and were receiving medical care at the same hospital, while rescue teams were still working to evacuate the remaining two crew members.
The helicopter departed from Kuala Pembuang at 9.55 am local time (0255 GMT), bound for Telaga Pulang village in Seruyan regency. Its mission was to carry out water-bombing operations to help contain forest fires in the Tanjung Puting National Park area.
Pramono said the crash happened while the aircraft was collecting seawater for the firefighting mission. “The accident occurred while the helicopter was collecting seawater for water-bombing operations,” he said.
Authorities have launched an investigation to establish what caused the helicopter to crash, according to the army official.
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