{
  "id": 19068191,
  "title": "One dead as a second helicopter crashes during water bombing in Kalimantan",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/one-dead-as-a-second-helicopter-crashes-during-water-bombing-in",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T01:59:14.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Jakarta Post",
    "slug": "the-jakarta-post",
    "url": "https://www.thejakartapost.com/indonesia/2026/11/09/one-dead-as-a-second-helicopter-crashes-during-water-bombing-in-kalimantan.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Sunday in Kalimantan, a civilian helicopter crashed while conducting a water bombing operation to combat forest fires, resulting in the death of one crew member. The incident occurred in the Barito Kuala regency of South Kalimantan, mirroring a similar crash that took place four days prior. The lost helicopter, an Eurocopter EC225LP Super Puma, was observed by witnesses to lose altitude while scooping water using a Bambi bucket from the Barito River. The crash site is located near the Jenamas district of South Barito, where the Indonesian Army Aviation Center's (Puspenerbad) Mi-17V5 helicopter tragically fell on Wednesday. The deceased crew member, identified as Yayan Supyansury, served as a helicopter landing officer (HLO) on the Super Puma. The two surviving crew members, Michael John Betterridge from Australia and Hugh Andrew John Page from New Zealand, were evacuated from the crash site. Initial reports had stated that all crew members had survived, but later revised information confirmed the death of the Indonesian crew member.",
  "summary": "The civilian Eurocopter EC225LP Super Puma helicopter lost altitude while scooping water, in a similar manner as the Indonesian Army Aviation Center's (Puspenerbad) Mi-17V5 which crashed on Wednesday, killing three.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}