A helicopter with two Australians on board crashed near the Pecatu cliffs in Bali’s South Kuta region this afternoon.
The helicopter went down around mid-afternoon on Friday with a total of five passengers on board.
The two Australians were travelling with the pilot and the other two passengers were Indonesian.
The helicopter went down shortly after 2:30 p.m. Bali local time on Friday (pictured: emergency personnel at the scene)
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Indonesia’s search and rescue agency (Basarnas) in Bali reported that the helicopter had taken off from Garuda Wisnu Kencana (GWK) for a tour of Bali at 14:33 local time. However, it crashed at 14:37.
The search and rescue agency said all on board were safe. Three passengers were taken to Siloam Hospital with serious injuries.
More to follow.
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