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PNG charter plane with 15 people on board missing

Other News Materials 11 August 2009 12:33 (UTC +04:00)
A charter plane with 15 people heading to the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea was missing on Tuesday after failing to return to its destination in Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea.
PNG charter plane with 15 people on board missing

A charter plane with 15 people heading to the Kokoda Track in Papua New Guinea was missing on Tuesday after failing to return to its destination in Port Moresby, the capital of Papua New Guinea, reported Xinhua.

The Twin Otter, a twin engine plane, left the capital of Port Moresby on Tuesday morning at 9:30 a.m. local time but had failed to return as planned in the afternoon.

The 15 people on board included eight Australians, five local porters and two crew, the Australian Associated Press reported from Port Moresby.

The plane was transporting the Kokoda Track trekkers as part of an Adventure Kokoda tour group.

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