(VOVworld) - A plane carrying 16 police personnel has crashed in waters off Batam, western Indonesia, and several bodies of the personnel and wreckage of the aircraft have been recovered, rescuers confirmed on Sunday.

An M-28 Skytruck used in Poland (Photo: ibtimes.co.in)

Marsudi, spokesman of the national search and rescue office said the M28 Skytruck plane, owned by Indonesian police, lost contact on Saturday when it was flying over waters off the island. The crash site and 3 bodies have been found. Over 300 soldiers, police, those from local search and rescue offices, and volunteers are searching for the major wreckage of the aircraft. The plane was en route from Pangkal Pinang city to Batam island in Kepulauan Riau province.