{"id":2286,"date":"2018-10-31T21:45:23","date_gmt":"2018-10-31T21:45:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/southandcentralasiablog\/?p=2286"},"modified":"2018-10-31T21:45:23","modified_gmt":"2018-10-31T21:45:23","slug":"lion-air-crash-indonesian-authorities-search-underwater-for-bodies-and-plane","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/southandcentralasiablog\/2018\/10\/31\/lion-air-crash-indonesian-authorities-search-underwater-for-bodies-and-plane\/","title":{"rendered":"Lion Air crash: Indonesian authorities search underwater for bodies and plane"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Relatives help with identification as rescuers say they don\u2019t expect to find survivors from flight JT610<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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\u00a0<\/span>Authorities are conducting a round-the-clock search after the Indonesian Lion Air plane crashed off Jakarta on Monday. Photograph: Xinhua\/Barcroft Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/header>\n
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A round-the-clock search is underway for the bodies of the 189 passengers onboard Lion Air flight JT 610,\u00a0which crashed into the sea off Jakarta<\/a>\u00a0on Monday morning.<\/p>\n

Human remains were recovered from the crash site, about 15km (9 miles) off the coast. Authorities say search and rescue teams are now focusing on several areas off the coast of Java where they believe the body of the plane is located, saying that is where they expect to find the most victims. They do not expect to find survivors.<\/p>\n

The passenger plane, flying from Jakarta to an Indonesian tin-mining region, lost contact with air traffic control about 13 minutes after take off on Monday morning. Flight data showed that it made\u00a0a sudden, sharp dive<\/a>\u00a0into the sea. The cause of the crash is unknown.<\/p>\n