Search Crews Find Bodies From Air France Flight 447
June 6, 2009 by national
Filed under Incident Reports
Update: The Brazilian Air Force has recovered the first two bodies from the Air France crash, the BBC reports. They also found a suitcase and a backback with a laptop inside. “We confirm the recovery from the water debris and bodies from the Air France plane,” an air force spokesman said. “We can’t give more information without confirming what we have.” The remains were recovered this morning, and experts are on their way to investigate.
The remains were taken from the water at 0814 Brazilian time (1114 GMT), said spokesman Jorge Amaral.
Experts on human remains are on their way to examine the find.
All 228 passengers and crew on board AF 447 are believed to have been killed when the plane disappeared during its flight from Rio de Janeiro to Paris.
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