JAKARTA, April 17 -- Eight people were killed after a helicopter crashed shortly after take-off on Borneo island, Indonesian authorities confirmed on Friday.

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The aircraft, an Airbus H130 operated by PT Matthew Air Nusantara, lost contact just five minutes after departing from Melawi district in West Kalimantan on Thursday.

Officials said the helicopter was flying between palm oil plantation sites and was en route to Kubu Raya district when it disappeared from radar. A search operation was immediately launched involving rescue teams from the National Search and Rescue and transportation officials.

The wreckage was later located in a forested area of Sekadau district, where teams...