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AirAsia
plane wreckage found, bodies being recovered
RT,
30
December, 2014
The
bodies of several victims have been recovered from the missing
AirAsia flight, the Indonesian Navy said. Objects resembling parts of
the plane, as well as what was thought to be the plane’s outline
underwater, were seen in the search area.
“There
was a man swaying on the waves. After I looked at the photo carefully
on my laptop, I understood it was a human body,” a
lieutenant of the Indonesian Air Force told local media.
The
bodies so far found have been brought to an Indonesian Navy ship,
National Search and Rescue Director Supriyadi told. The corpses were
swollen, but intact, and did not have life jackets on, he said, as
cited by AP.
Several
family members of missing passengers burst into tears or fainted when
they saw footage of bodies floating in the water.
Western Indonesia Air Force operation
commander Air Vice Marshal Agus Dwi Putranto (L) briefs crews before
a search and rescue operation for the missing AirAsia flight QZ8501,
in Jakarta on December 30, 2014 (AFP Photo)
“We
spotted about 10 big objects and many more small white-colored
objects which we could not photograph,” Indonesian
Air Force official Agus Dwi Putranto said at a press conference.
An
AFP photographer from the same search flight said he had observed
objects in the sea resembling a life raft, life jackets and long
orange tubes.
Indonesian
officials have expressed concern over the currents in the sea, saying
if bad weather persists, debris could be spread before crews get to
it.
The sea depth where the debris was found is between 25 and 30 meters, so divers will be used in the recovery operation, Indonesian search and rescue agency BASARNAS stated.
At
least 20 divers are preparing and will be deployed to the site
immediately, Indonesia’s search and rescue chief stated.
An
Airbus A320-200 carrying 162 people and operated by Indonesia AirAsia
disappeared in poor weather on Sunday morning during a flight from
the Indonesian city of Surabaya to Singapore.
"Hopefully
we will find something definite because I haven't received anything
else," an
Air Force official told MetroTV referring to the reported
debris. "Other
aircraft are still carrying out searches."
Currently,
at least 30 vessels, 15 planes, and seven choppers are looking for
the AirAsia jet, Indonesian officials have stated.
Most
of the search is conducted by Indonesia, but Singapore, Malaysia and
Australia are taking part as well.
Thailand
is planning to join the search, while the US has sent a warship to
help.
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