A man who miraculously survived a helicopter crash was fortunately found alive floating naked on a lake two days after the mishap.
Fransiskus Subihardayan being rescued
The missing Indonesian man identified as Fransiskus Subihardayan was found alive, naked and floating in a huge volcanic lake on Tuesday, October 13.
The survivor was found two days after the helicopter he was traveling in crashed and was rushed to hospital after being found conscious but very weak, and wearing only a black watch, in Lake Toba, into which the aircraft is believed to have plummeted, on western Sumatra island, AFP reports.
The survivor, in his 20s, was one of five people aboard the Eurocopter EC-130 when it disappeared on Sunday during a short flight from Samosir island, a popular tourist spot on the lake, to the city of Medan.
"The man was found by the navy at around 1.00pm (06.00 GMT)," Hisar Turnip, a search and rescue agency spokesman, told AFP. "He was not swimming, just floating.