Sriwijaya Air SJ182 Findings Update: Police SAR Team Finds 14 Body Parts And 53 Aircraft Properties

JAKARTA - The National SAR Agency received an additional 14 body parts and 53 pieces of property and pieces of the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 plane that crashed in the waters of the Thousand Islands.

These findings were taken from the Polair Polri Ship which arrived at the JICT II Integrated Command Post, Tanjung Priok, North Jakarta. The ship, which has been searching since Sunday, January 10, arrived at the location at around 14.30 WIB.

"For the third day, what we managed to evacuate was the body part, which Basudewa took to Tanjung Priok Port," said the ship's commander, Dirpolair Korpolairud Baharkam Polri Brig. Gen. Yassin Kosasih, at the JICT II Integrated Command Post, Monday, January 11.

Continuing, Basarnas Operations Director Brigjen TNI (Mar) Rasman said the body bags containing 14 victim body parts would be taken to the Police Hospital to be identified by the Police Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) team.

"We appreciate the efforts made so that the Miga can find the object rather than the search. We will hand it over to the NTSC and DVI for further follow up," said Rasman.

With the additions found by the Police SAR Team, the joint operations team has obtained a total of 33 body parts for aircraft victims and 84 properties consisting of pieces of the fuselage, wheels, and property belonging to the victims of the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 aircraft.

For information, the Sriwijaya Air plane crash with PK-CLC SJ182 registration number on the Jakarta-Pontianak route started with lost contact on Saturday, January 9, 14:40 WIB. Then, it was confirmed that the plane crashed in the waters of the Thousand Islands, precisely between Lancang Island and Male Island.

There are 53 ships operated by a joint team from the National SAR Agency, TNI, Polri, as well as supporting volunteers in the search for victims of the Sriwijaya Air SJ-182 plane.

When there is a discovery of plane debris, Basarnas will hand it over to the National Transportation Safety Committee. Meanwhile, pieces of the victim's body or property were handed over to the Police DVI team for identification.