"A rescue team on an air force helicopter on Sunday morning spotted what appeared to be a small aircraft window in a forested area on the slope of Mount Bulusaraung, said Muhammad Arif Anwar, who heads Makassar's search and rescue office. Rescuers on the ground then retrieved larger debris consistent with the main fuselage and tail scattered on a steep northern slope, Anwar told a news conference. The discovery of the aircraft's main sections significantly narrows the search zone and offers a crucial clue for tightening the search area, Anwar said."
"Our joint search and rescue teams are now focusing on searching for the victims, especially those who might still be alive. The plane, a turboprop ATR 42-500, was operated by Indonesia Air Transport and was last tracked in the Leang-Leang area of Maros, a mountainous district of South Sulawesi province. It was carrying eight crew members and three passengers from the Marine Affairs and Fisheries Ministry who were on board as part of an airborne maritime surveillance mission."
A rescue team on an air force helicopter spotted what appeared to be a small aircraft window on the slope of Mount Bulusaraung. Rescuers recovered larger debris consistent with the main fuselage and tail scattered on a steep northern slope, significantly narrowing the search zone. Joint search and rescue teams are focusing on locating victims, especially those who might still be alive. The aircraft, a turboprop ATR 42-500 operated by Indonesia Air Transport, was last tracked in the Leang-Leang area of Maros. It was carrying eight crew members and three passengers from the Marine Affairs and Fisheries Ministry on an airborne maritime surveillance mission. The plane vanished from radar while approaching a mountainous region of Sulawesi during cloudy conditions after departing Yogyakarta for Makassar.
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