JAKARTA, April 17 (Xinhua) -- A joint rescue team has discovered all eight bodies on board a helicopter that crashed Thursday in the hilly terrain of Indonesia's West Kalimantan province, according to a press release issued by the local SAR agency on Friday morning.
Rescuers said Thursday that eight people on board a missing helicopter were confirmed dead. Debris from the helicopter was found in Indonesia's West Kalimantan province earlier that day.
The victims included one pilot, one engineer, and six passengers, including a Malaysian national.
The helicopter lost contact after sending an emergency signal at 08:39 a.m. local time Thursday. Debris was located about 3 kilometers west of the last contact point. ■
