Debris and Body Parts Found By Indonesian Search And Rescue Teams after The Crash of Lion Air JT610 Into The Java Sea

Debris Found being Collated

JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesian rescuers retrieved body parts on Monday after a Lion Air plane crashed into the sea shortly after take-off from the capital, Jakarta, a spokesman said.


The pilot of the plane, which was carrying 189 people, had requested to return to base before it lost contact 13 minutes into the flight. [nL3N1X91GV]

Rescue workers are trying to find the main body of the plane after finding debris and aircraft parts floating on the surface of the Java Sea.

(Reporting by Agustinus Beo Da Costa; Writing by Fransiska Nangoy; Editing by Nick Macfie)


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