Kuala Lumpur, Rajab 29, 1437, May 6, 2016, SPA -- A helicopter missing in eastern Malaysia was confirmed crashed Friday but the fate of six people on board, including a deputy minister, was unknown, media reports said. A search-and-rescue team found debris believed to be from the missing Eurocopter AS350 Friday morning near the Batang Lupar river, Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak told a press conference in Kuching, the Sarawak state capital. According to dpa, the debris included a rotor blade, a floatation device, part of the helicopter body, a door and a seat, The Star daily reported. The helicopter was reported to have disappeared from radar just 20 minutes after it left Betong for Kuching at 4.12 pm Thursday (0812 GMT). --SPA 11:26 LOCAL TIME 08:26 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/w