An American passenger is missing along with seven others after a helicopter disappeared flying over the forests of Indonesia. A search operation is being carried out to locate the eight people on board the BK 117-D3 helicopter, which “lost contact” in the Kecamatan Mantewe area in South Kalimantan on Monday, Sept. 1, the National Search and Rescue Agency of Indonesia (SAR) stated in a press release on Instagram. According to The Independent, the helicopter lost contact eight minutes after takeoff.
