Unidentified debris found bodies, life jackets spotted during QZ8501 search operation
Indonesian officials coming off a helicopter on Borneo island on Tuesday confirmed that they spotted several bodies floating in waters near where the missing AirAsia flight was last seen. Images on local television showedat least one bloated corpse.
The bodies, swollen but intact, were brought toanIndonesian navy ship, National Search and Rescue Director SB Supriyadi told reporters in the nearest town, Pangkalan Bun. The corpses did not have life jackets on.
Navy spokesman Manahan Simorangkirconfirmed the discovery, saying several victims were found, buthe did not indicate whether they were dead or alive. Air Force spokesm an Hadi Tjahjanto told at least one body was found.
