Woman found alive in chopper wreckage; two Aussies dead
RESCUERS say a woman has been found alive in the wreckage of a helicopter which crashed with Australians on board in Indonesia's North Sulawesi province.
Rescue teams reached the scene of the crash this morning, the ABC said.
Earlier Newcrest Mining advised the Department of Foreign Affairs that two Australians were among the 10 people on board, Sky News and the ABC said.
The helicopter had disappeared after taking off from the town of Manado. Indonesia's search and rescue agency said it was carrying eight passengers and two crew.
There were reports the Bell 412 had crashed into a mountain in North Sulawesi province, said Lucky Pondaag, an airport spokesman, adding that a search-and-rescue team had been deployed.
Eventually it became too dark to work, however, and the team decided to return early this morning.
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