Sunday, 10 January 2021 _Indonesian divers have located parts of the wreckage of a Boeing passenger plane that crashed shortly after takeoff on Saturday, as rescue teams recovered body parts and debris near the crash site off the coast of Jakarta.
The Sriwijaya Airline Flight SJ 182, which had 62 people on board and was bound for the city of Pontianak on the island of Borneo, crashed into the sea on Saturday afternoon after a one-hour delay due to heavy monsoon rainfall.
Boeing acknowledged the crash of the 737-500 plane in a statement on Twitter. “Our thoughts are with the crew, passengers, and their families. We are in contact with our airline customers and stand ready to support them during this difficult time.”
Meanwhile, Indonesian authorities urged close family members to provide photos, films, and DNA samples, as well as dental and medical records of the passengers to speed up the identification process of the remains.
“As of this morning, we've received two (body) bags, one with passenger belongings and the other with body parts,” Jakarta police spokesman Yusri Yunus told local news channel Metro TV on Sunday.
Head of the National Search and Rescue (SAR) Agency, Bagus Puruhito, said, “These pieces were found by the SAR team between Lancang Island and Laki Island” in the Java Sea.
Meanwhile, the search continues for the missing passengers and more debris from the crashed Boeing jet.
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