AirAsia QZ8501: Plane's emergency locator transmitter found

Rescue personnel unload a casket with the remains of a victim of the ill-fated Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501 at Makassar hospital. - AFP

JAKARTA: The emergency locator transmitter (ELT) from the Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ8501 plane has reportedly been found in waters near Mamuju, West Sulawesi, during search operations conducted in the area.

Mamuju National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) head, Muhammad Rizal, said as of Monday, the joint search and rescue (SAR) team had found seven bodies, all suspected to have been passengers on board the QZ8501 that crashed into the waters of the Karimata Strait, Central Kalimantan, on Dec 28,