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Australian rescued after deadly firefighting chopper crash in Indonesia

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*Editor's Note: In an earlier version of this story, Indonesia's National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) said two Australians survived the crash. However, DFAT has now confirmed there was only one Australian survivor. * An Australian has been confirmed safe after a helicopter crash which killed an Indonesian colleague during a firefighting operation in Indonesia. The aircraft, which was contracted by the Indonesian government to combat forest fires in Kalimantan, nosedived into a river while collecting water for a firebombing mission. Indonesian authorities have launched an investigation…

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