Paul is in the front, his high schooler is in the co-pilots seat, his wife is to our right. Another colleague is seated in the background.
Posted on 09/22/2011 5:09:08 PM PDT by Jemian
JAKARTA- Rescuer had evacuated the dead bodies of the pilot and two passengers of a small plane after it fell in remote Papua of Indonesia on Thursday, Bambang Ervan, spokesman of Transport Ministry said.
The plane type of Pilatus Porter Pisi 6 operated by Yajasi foundation went down after it lost contact at 13:13 local time ( 0413 GMT), the spokesman said.
"Three bodies, the pilot and two passengers, have been evacuated to a hospital in Sentani of Papua," he told Xinhua by phone.
Papua police spokesman named Wachyono told Xinhua that the pilot, Paul Westlund, was a foreign national, but he could not confirmed yet his nationality.
The plane was on route Pagai to Wamena of Papua and it was arrying products of traditional plantations, he said. "The plane fell on the Pas Valey at Yahukimo or Yalimo district," said Wachyono.
Plane crash in Papua has been frequent due partly to its extreme geographic condition.
Paul is in the front, his high schooler is in the co-pilots seat, his wife is to our right. Another colleague is seated in the background.
The article states that Paul’s nationality hadn’t been confirmed. Paul Westlund was an American. His address has now been changed.
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