- An Indonesian flight crew member has died after an H225 Super Puma firefighting helicopter crashed into the Barito River in South Kalimantan during a water-bombing operation.
- Two other crew members on board, an Australian and a New Zealander, were rescued alive and taken to hospital for treatment.
- The cause of the crash remains under investigation, with footage showing the aircraft tilting forward and plunging into the river while collecting water.
- This is the second Indonesian firefighting helicopter crash in less than a week, following a military helicopter crash in Central Kalimantan that killed three people on Wednesday.
- Indonesia is currently battling severe forest fires fuelled by El Niño drought conditions, which have produced toxic haze affecting neighbouring countries and causing thousands of deaths.
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