Airfash Helicopter Crashes In Papua

Timika, Papua, Oct 9 (ANTARA) - A helicopter owned by PT Airfast MI 18 crashed at Mile 66 near Tembagapura, Mimika District, Papua Province, Tuesday at 7:30 am local time. The helicopter was seriously damaged but its 24 passengers and three crew members were safe, John Rettob, the head of the Mimika air transportation service, said here, Tuesday. The survivors were immediately evacuated by PT Freeport`s Emergency Response Group team.