The National Search and Rescue Agency said it "lost contact with [the] plane," according to Reuters.

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Forty-four adult passengers, five crew members and five children or infants reportedly are on the plane operated by Trigana Air Service. The ATR42-300 aircraft was flying from Jayapura, Papua, to Oksibil, Papua – a flight that normally takes about 42 minutes, according to The Associated Press.

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