JINDO , South Korea, April 20, 2014 (AFP) - Divers retrieved more than a dozen bodies Sunday from the submerged South Korean ferry that capsized four days ago with hundreds of children on board, opening a grim new chapter in the search and recovery process.
Three bodies - the first to be retrieved from the ship's interior - were pulled out just before midnight and another 10 were recovered later Sunday morning, a coastguard spokesman said.
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