Indonesia finds 1 body, wreckage from missing surveillance plane

South China Morning PostCenter-RightEN 1 min read 100% complete by ReutersJanuary 18, 2026 at 10:24 AM

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Indonesian authorities located the wreckage of a missing fisheries surveillance plane in South Sulawesi province on Sunday. The ATR 42-500 turboprop, owned by Indonesia Air Transport and chartered by the Marine Affairs and Fisheries Ministry, lost contact on Saturday around the Maros region. The plane was carrying seven crew members and three ministry staff passengers on a flight from Yogyakarta to Makassar. The wreckage was found on Mount Bulusaraung, and rescuers recovered the body of one of the ten people on board. The plane was conducting air surveillance on fisheries when it disappeared.

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Yogyakarta 30% Jakarta 40% Makassar 40% Maros ×250% Andi Sultan ×260% ATR 42-500 60% Mount Bulusaraung 60% Marine Affairs and Fisheries Ministry 70% Indonesia Air Transport 70% South Sulawesi ×480% Indonesia ×390%

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plane wreckage 90% missing plane 80% air surveillance 70% south sulawesi 70% fisheries 60% indonesia air transport 50% atr 42-500 50% rescue agency 50% mount bulusaraung 40%