Small Plane Crashes in Indonesia’s Papua; 3 Crew Found Dead

Small Plane Crashes in Indonesia’s Papua; 3 Crew Found Dead
The wreckage of a small Rimbun Air cargo airplane is seen from a rescue helicopter in the mountain near Intan Jaya, Papua province, Indonesia, on Sept. 15, 2021. Basarnas via AP
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JAKARTA, Indonesia—A small cargo plane crashed in a steep mountainous forest in Indonesia’s easternmost Papua province on Wednesday, killing all three people on board, officials said.

Timika rescue agency chief George Leo Mercy Randang said rescuers had reached the crash site of the Rimbun Air plane and confirmed that all three crew members were dead.