Indonesia, Nov. 8 -- The National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) confirmed that one Indonesian crew member died after a firefighting helicopter crashed into the Barito River in Barito Kuala District, South Kalimantan, on Sunday.

The two other crew members, both New Zealand nationals, survived the crash.

The Helicopter, an H225 Super Puma, bearing registration number VH-HGM, went down while conducting water-bombing operations to suppress forest and land fires in the region.

Head of the Banjarmasin Search and Rescue Office and the designated SAR Mission Coordinator, I Putu Sudayana, said the deceased crew member was retrieved by a joint search and rescue team at 6:08 p.m. local time (UTC+8) near Tabatan Village, Kuripan Subdistrict....