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View all search results30 AirAsia bodies recovered by Friday evening
National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) chief Air Chief Marshal FH Bambang Soelistyo said that as of Friday evening, 30 bodies of AirAsia QZ8501 passengers had been recovered from the waters off Pangkalan Bun, Central Kalimantan
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ational Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) chief Air Chief Marshal FH Bambang Soelistyo said that as of Friday evening, 30 bodies of AirAsia QZ8501 passengers had been recovered from the waters off Pangkalan Bun, Central Kalimantan.
'In total we have recovered 30 bodies; 10 bodies have been flown to Surabaya [East Java], four are in Pangakalan Bun, seven are on [naval vessel] KRI Bung Tomo, one on [Malaysian naval vessel] KD Pahang and eight bodies are in Surabaya,' Bambang told the press on Friday evening at Basarnas headquarters in Central Jakarta.
'We have also recovered debris from the plane, but I won't go into detail.'
The team also detected the presence of aviation turbine fuel (avtur) in the search area.
He said the joint Search and Rescue (SAR) team was being challenged by bad weather in the operation, such as strong winds and high waves. (nfo)(++++)
