AirAsia Flight QZ8501: Search teams find 30 bodies

January 02, 2015 21:50

Indonesian recovery teams searching for the AirAsia flight QZ8501 have recovered 30 bodies, including some strapped in their seats, and spotted debris resembling parts of the tail, officials said on Friday.

Indonesian navy picked up at least five bodies wearing seat belts and found the debris by sonar, Colonel Yayan Sofiyan, commander of the warship Bung Tomo, said.

"Our team found what we suspect is a fraction of the aircraft tail," The colonel said on Friday. "It was at the bottom of the sea, at 29 meters deep.'

Bambang Soelistyo, head of Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas), told media on Friday night that it has yet to confirm if the object is part of the tail.

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