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Two Australians are among five people to have miraculously walked away unharmed after their helicopter crashed into a village in Bali.
Russell Harris embarked on the scenic flight with his Indonesian partner Keylla and his friend from Perth, Chris, about 2.30pm yesterday to celebrate his 46th birthday.
About four minutes after the trio took off with two crew members from South Kuta, they noticed a kite in their path.
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With the kite string tangled around the main rotor, the helicopter lost control and quickly dropped about 40 metres down a cliff near Suluban Beach.
"Tree first, we hit them, I remember that, then we hit a cliff, flipped us upside down and came to a stop," Harris recalled.
Miraculously, all five people on board survived, most with just minor injuries.
"All victims could be evacuated safely," Indonesia's Search and Rescue Agency said in a written statement yesterday.
Harris, his friend and partner were taken to a hospital for further treatment.
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Harris left hospital with cuts, bruises, back pain and a suspected broken leg.
"I'm glad (the pilot) got some type of control because if we just drop from 2300 metres in the sky I wouldn't be standing here talking to you guys you now," he said.
"Very scary, it's my first time in a helicopter … it was my birthday today, that what it was for."
The downed Bell 505 Jet Ranger X helicopter is owned by PT Whitesky Aviation, according to a statement from Indonesia's transportation ministry.
Indonesian authorities said a team was sent to the crash site for further investigation.
— With Associated Press
