AirAsia QZ8501: Remains of two victims brought to Pangkalan Bun in Kalimantan


Indonesian search and rescue and the police carry a stretcher across the tarmac after receiving the remains of two passengers from Indonesia AirAsia Flight QZ8501 recovered from the sea at the airport in Pangkalan Bun, Central Kalimantan on Friday. - REUTERS

JAKARTA: Search teams for the Indonesia AirAsia Flight QZ8501 brought in two more bodies to Pangkalan Bun in Kalimantan on Friday morning, bringing the total count of recovered bodies to 10, according to reports. 

The two bodies included one, which was recovered on Thursday and waiting to reach ashore. Six more bodies are expected to be recovered if the weather permitted, Metro TV quoted authorities as saying. 

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