JAKARTA, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Rescuers said Thursday that eight people on board a missing helicopter were confirmed dead. Debris from the helicopter was found in Indonesia's West Kalimantan province earlier that day. 

Rescuer official Lieutenant Colonel Nurrachman Gindha Dradhizya said part of the victims had been found at the crash site. "Four bodies have been successfully evacuated and placed in body bags, while three others remain inside the helicopter wreckage," he said on Thursday evening.