MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The plane belonging to Trigana Air Service lost contact with air traffic control when it was en route from Sentani Airport to Oksibil, both located on the island of New Guinea, National Search and Rescue (SAR) Agency wrote on its Twitter account.

There are 54 people, including five children, aboard, the agancy said. Contact was lost with the airplane at 2:55 p.m. local time (7:55 GMT), according to the agency.

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