The tourist helicopter accident occurred on Friday. The Bell 505 Jet Ranger X helicopter took off at about 2:33 p.m. (local time) to fly around the island. Five minutes later the plane crashed. in the village of Pecatu in southern Bali.
Indonesian authorities said that helicopter got tangled in kite string. Photos released by the Indonesian search and rescue agency show the plane crashing into a limestone cliff, according to ABC News.
Bali. Helicopter crashed on rocks. Got tangled in kite string
At the time of the accident there were five people on board the helicopter – two tourists from Australia and three Indonesian citizens. All survived and were evacuated. The Search and Rescue Agency added that three people were taken to hospital where they were examined. The Jakarta Post reports that all those who traveled on the plane were taken to a medical facility.
A special team was sent to the scene to deal with conducting an investigation into this matter. Mokhammad Khusnu, spokesman for the General Directorate of Air Transport, added that the Transport Ministry intends to conduct “intensified information activities on the risks associated with kites and conduct monitoring in cooperation with the Bali administration so as not to compromise safety.”
“Indonesia, a vast archipelago of some 270 million people, has been experiencing a period of plagued by transport accidentsincluding plane crashes and ferry sinkings,” ABC News emphasizes.
Sources: ABC News, “The Jakarta Post”
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