The wreckage of an Indonesian plane carrying 54 people has been found in Bintang highlands region of Oksibil, in the remote western Papua region, officials say.
The Trigana Air flight left the regional capital Jayapura for Oksibil in the south at 14:21 local time (05:21GMT), but lost contact with ground control.
Indonesia’s transport minister said the wreckage of the aircraft was found by villagers, who told officials it had crashed into a mountain.
The ATR42-300 twin turboprop plane was carrying 44 adult passengers, five children and infants, and five crew.
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