Australian and New Zealander survive deadly Indonesian helicopter crash
An Indonesian has died, while two foreign crew members — an Australian and a New Zealander — survived after their helicopter crashed into a river while fighting wildfires in Indonesia on Sunday.
The two foreigners have been identified as Australian Michael John Betterridge and New Zealand citizen Hugh Andrew John Page by Indonesia’s National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB).
They are currently receiving medical treatment at an air force hospital, the BNPB said in a statement.
The statement also clarified that a search and rescue mission had recovered the body of an Indonesian national, Yayan Supyansuri, the third crew member of the helicopter.
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