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Indonesia Crash Victims Found-PT Nusantara Buana Called UnProfessional by Heartbroken Families


What: PT Nusantara Buana Airlines CASA C-212 North Sumatra and Aceh, 19 year old plane
Where: Bahorok, Indonesia
When: Sept 29, 2011
Who: 15 passengers, 3 crew
Why: The fate is known of the 18 passengers who went missing on a short Indonesian hop between North Sumatra and Aceh. The flight lost contact and crashed in the jungle canopy.

Rescuers reached the crash site via helicopter, and all the passengers were reported as casualties. Search and rescue teams found the passengers all strapped in their seats, lifeless.

Devastated family members accuse the airline of unprofessionalism. THe airline reports that rescue efforts were hampered by bad weather, terrible conditions, mountains and forest.

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