Rescue teams in Indonesia have recovered ten bodies from the wreckage of an aircraft that crashed in a remote area of South Sulawesi province. Officials confirmed the discovery on Friday morning after locating the debris. Among the victims were seven cabin crew members and three passengers.
The aircraft was an ATR 42‑500 turboprop, a model commonly used for medium‑sized passenger flights. According to reports, the plane belonged to Indonesia Air Transport. It departed Jakarta on January 28 carrying three officials from the Ministry of Marine Affairs who were traveling to South Sulawesi for a fisheries survey. Shortly after takeoff, at around 1:30 p.m., the aircraft lost contact with air traffic control.
Andi Sultan from the South Sulawesi disaster management office said search operations began immediately after the plane went missing. The wreckage was eventually found near Mount Buru Saraung in the Maros area, roughly 1,500 kilometers from the capital Jakarta.
Indonesia’s civil aviation authority has launched an investigation to determine the cause of the crash. Early assessments have not indicated any technical malfunction or weather‑related issues, but officials say no conclusions can be drawn until the full investigation is complete.
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