Search and rescue officials have found human remains, wreckage, and black boxes from an Indonesian passenger jet that crashed into the ocean yesterday.
Multiple outlets are reporting the disaster response coordinator Rasman MS says crews have handed over five body bags with victims of the Sriwijaya Air Flight 182 crash to investigators in Jakarta.
The black boxes, a Cockpit Voice Recorder and Flight Data Recorder, will help divers with the Indonesian Navy locate more pieces of the jet.
Budi Karya Sumadi, the Indonesian Transportation Minister, confirmed on Saturday that the flight was delayed for an hour before it took off. He added the Boeing 737-500 disappeared from radar four minutes later, after the pilot contacted air traffic control to ascend to an altitude of 29,000 feet.
The airline, in a statement, says the plane was on an estimated 90-minute flight from Jakarta to Pontianak, the capital of West Kalimantan province on Indonesia’s Borneo island.
The plane was carrying 50 passengers and 12 crew members, all Indonesian nationals, including six extra crew for another trip.
