REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, JAKARTA – Head of Training and Research Unit of Central Java Disaster Management Petut Wibobo said nine people died during a helicopter crashed on Sunday (July 2).  The orange helicopter was owned by National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas). It brought four Basarnas’ personnel and five helicopter’s crews.

“The nine people was allegedly died, as the information said the front part of the helicopter was damaged,” said Petut to Republika.co.id on Sunday evening (July 2).

A number of witnesses saw two people after the crash, but they could not evacuate them. They were afraid that there would be next explosion. "By foot, it took an hour to get to the crash site from the village," Rozin, a local resident said.

Petut said the helicopter was crashed in Bathok Mountain, Temanggung, nearby Canggal Village, Candiroto.

Previously, a helicopter of Central Java’s Basarnas reported to crash in Temanggung, Central Java on Sunday evening (July 2). The Spokesperson of Central Java Provincial Police Djarod Padakova confirmed the information. He said it was a Dauphin type that standby at Gringsing exit toll, Batang, during the homecoming and reverse.

The helicopter was transferred to Dieng, bringing some personnel to help the evacuation process after Siler Crater explosion. “I cannot give more detail information as we had not known the precise location of the heli crash,” he said.

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