Missing chopper found in forest in Indonesia's Papua, crew survive


JAKARTA, Sept 18 (Xinhua): Rescuers on Friday found the helicopter, which lost contact on Thursday, in a deep forest in Indonesia's eastern province of Papua with all on board being survived, spokesman of National Search and Rescue Office Yusuf Latief said.

The chopper was found in a deep forest near a river, the spokesman told Xinhua via phone.

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