Jayapura, Papua, July 3 -- Indonesia's Habema Joint Operations Command deployed three helicopters on Friday to evacuate the body of American pilot Nicholas F. Goselin, 29, who was killed in an attack by armed separatists in the eastern Papua region, a military spokesperson said.

Lieutenant Colonel Inf. Wirya Artadiguna, spokesperson for the Habema Joint Operations Command, said the helicopters were dispatched to recover Goselin's body. Goselin was a pilot for PT Associated Mission Aviation (AMA).

"The team departed Timika at 6:45 a.m. Eastern Indonesia Time, and we hope the evacuation proceeds safely and smoothly," Wirya told ANTARA by telephone from Jayapura on Friday.

Wirya said preliminary information indicated the 29-year-old Ameri...