A file picture fo the balloons used to float the Indonesia AirAsia QZ5801 fuselage. - EPA
JAKARTA: Indonesian rescuers managed to lift the fuselage of the crashed Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501 jet near the surface, only for it to sink to the ocean floor again when the lifting balloons deflated.
Operations chief at the National Search and Rescue Agency, Suryadi Bambang Supriyadi, said four more bodies were discovered Saturday around the area as navy divers were struggling with strong current and poor visibility to prepare the lifting operation.
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