Long Merarap is a settlement in the Lawas

Lawas

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 division of Sarawak

Sarawak

Sarawak is one of two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo. Known as Bumi Kenyalang , Sarawak is situated on the north-west of the island. It is the largest state in Malaysia followed by Sabah, the second largest state located to the North- East.The administrative capital is Kuching, which...

, Malaysia. It lies approximately 648.3 kilometres (403 mi) east-north-east of the state capital Kuching

Kuching

Kuching , officially the City of Kuching, and formerly the City of Sarawak, is the capital and most populous city of the East Malaysian state of Sarawak. It is the largest city on the island of Borneo, and the fourth largest city in Malaysia....

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On 4 May 1963 a Belvedere helicopter

Bristol Belvedere

The Bristol Type 192 Belvedere is a British twin-engine, tandem rotor military helicopter built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company. It was designed for a variety of transport roles including troop transport, supply dropping and casualty evacuation...

 crashed near the village of Long Merarap in the Trusan Valley. A patrol from 22 SAS searched for survivors; they found the wreck, but all nine men on the helicopter were dead. The casualties were: Flight-Lieutenant A.P.J. Dobson (RAF), Flight-Lieutenant D.R.E. Viner (RAF), Corporal (Tech) J.L. Williams (RAF), Major H.A.I. Thompson MC (RF & 22 SAS), Major R.H.D. Norman MBE (Para & 22 SAS), Corporal M.P. Murphy (Para and 22 SAS), Captain J. Cornington (RF and 22 SAS), M.H. Day (Foreign Office) and D. Reddish (The Borneo Company).

Neighbouring settlements include:

• Long Buang 6.7 kilometres (4.2 mi) northeast
• Long Lopeng 7.6 kilometres (4.7 mi) south
• Long Lapukan 11.9 kilometres (7.4 mi) southeast
• Pa Brayong 12.4 kilometres (7.7 mi) northeast
• Long Berayong 16.8 kilometres (10.4 mi) north
• Long Semado 17.1 kilometres (10.6 mi) southeast
• Punang Terusan
  Punang Terusan
  Punang Terusan is a town or settlement in Sarawak, Malaysia. It is about 3,628 feet above sea level, and the approximate population within a seven-kilometer radius was 1,110 as of 2004....
  
   18.2 kilometres (11.3 mi) southeast
• Long Kinoman 19.1 kilometres (11.9 mi) southeast
• Long Karabangan 19.1 kilometres (11.9 mi) southeast
• Long Semado Nasab 19.7 kilometres (12.2 mi) southeast