Indonesia Rescuers Pull Human Remains From Plane Crash Site
- Wreckage recovered from Java Sea, black-box pingers located
- Flight tracker suggests plane was intact when it hit the water
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Search teams at the site of the Sriwijaya Air crash in Indonesia have sent body bags and items of clothing to police for identification as they expand the search for the aircraft’s black boxes.
The Boeing Co. 737-500 passenger jet carrying 62 people plunged more than 10,000 feet shortly after takeoff at 2:36 p.m. local time Saturday. Investigators said it came down quickly and broke apart after hitting the Java Sea, but haven’t determined a cause for the 26-year-old plane’s crash.