Jakarta, Jan. 20 -- Indonesia's air force has deployed a Caracal H225M helicopter and a Boeing aircraft to support the evacuation of victims and wreckage from an ATR 42-500 that crashed on the slopes of Mount Bulusaraung in South Sulawesi.

Air force spokesman Air Commodore I Nyoman Suadnyana said on Tuesday the deployment was aimed at reinforcing joint search and rescue efforts in difficult mountainous terrain.

The Caracal helicopter transported personnel from the air force's rapid response unit, known as Korpasgat, together with national search and rescue agency officers to the crash area on Monday.

From the drop-off point, Korpasgat troops and Basarnas personnel were scheduled to move directly toward the aircraft's crash site to begi...