Bodies of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 Victims Found Belted to Seats

Five days after the devastating crash, the Indonesian Navy's Bung Tomo frigate recovered the bodies of five passengers of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 still fastened to their seats in the Java Sea, off Borneo. The victims were among the 155 passengers and seven crew members on board the Airbus 320-200 that crashed while flying from Surabaya, Indonesia to Singapore on December 28. The recovery of the bodies brings the total number of recovered bodies to 30, including a flight attendant in her red AirAsia uniform. The search efforts are ongoing, with the wreckage of the plane located on the sea bed about 100 feet down.

Key Takeaways:

• The bodies of five passengers on AirAsia Flight QZ8501 were found still belted to their seats by the Indonesian Navy's Bung Tomo frigate.
• The victims were recovered from the Java Sea, off Borneo, five days after the plane crashed on December 28.
• The total number of recovered bodies now stands at 30, including a flight attendant in her red AirAsia uniform.
• The wreckage of the plane was located on the sea bed about 100 feet down on Tuesday, and the search efforts are ongoing.
• The plane was carrying 155 Indonesians, three South Koreans, and one person each from Singapore, Malaysia, and Britain.
• The cause of the crash is yet to be established, but bad weather in the Java Sea at the time of the incident is being investigated.
• The flight, operated by Airbus 320-200, lost contact with air traffic control in Jakarta at 6:24 am, 40 minutes into its journey.

Statistics:

• 5 bodies of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 passengers were found still belted to their seats in the Java Sea.
• 30 out of 162 total bodies (including 7 crew members) have been recovered so far.
• The plane was carrying 155 Indonesians, 3 South Koreans, and 1 person each from Singapore, Malaysia, and Britain.
• The aircraft was about 100 feet down on the sea bed when located by sonar.
• The flight lost contact with air traffic control at 6:24 am, 40 minutes into its journey.
• The crash occurred on December 28.

Sources:

• The Telegraph
• MetroTV
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