Plane Carrying 11 People Vanished from Radar During 2-Hour Flight. Search for Wreckage and Survivors Continues

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• Indonesian Air Transport plane carrying 11 people disappeared during what was supposed to be a two-hour flight

• The plane last contacted air traffic control in Indonesia at 13.17 local time on Saturday, January 17.

• Search and rescue efforts are currently ongoing.

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The Indonesian Air Transport turbo plane disappeared from radar during a two-hour flight from Yogyakarta to Makassar. Associated Press (AP) and AntaraIndonesia’s national news agency.

The small plane had eight crew members and three passengers. According to Edy Prakoso, operations director of Indonesia’s national search and rescue agency, Basarnas, he last contacted air traffic control at 13.17 local time, Antara reported.

Prakoso told the news outlet that data showed the plane most likely crashed over Maros Region, killing 25 people. search and rescue Officers, who have since been divided into three groups, have been deployed to search the wreckage.

According to Antara, the search operation is currently ongoing.

Indonesian Air Transport and Basarnas did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s Jan. 17 request for comment.

Hikers on Bulusaraung Mountain in South Sulawesi reported seeing scattered debris, including a logo that appeared consistent with Indonesian Airlines. small fires According to AP, a fire broke out in the area.

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“The sightings have been reported to authorities and are being confirmed by rescue teams trying to reach the area,” Major General Bangun Nawoko, South Sulawesi’s Hasanuddin military commander, told the press.

Three Ministry employees were on the plane as part of a surveillance mission to support Indonesia’s fisheries management operations, Minister of Marine Affairs and Fisheries Sakti Wahyu Trenggono told the press, according to the AP.

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