Indonesia identified a victim from the Sriwijaya Air crash on Monday as emergency crews prepared to send in a remotely operated underwater vehicle to search for the jet's cockpit recorders in the sea.
Indonesian divers on Monday will try to retrieve the data recorders of a Sriwijaya Air jet that plunged into the sea two days ago with 62 people on board minutes after take off from Jakarta
Indonesian plane crash: Rescuers identify first victim
Authorities are searching for clues to explain what caused Sriwijaya Air Flight SJ182 to abruptly plunge into the Java Sea. The plane s data recorders have been located, with efforts underway to retrieve them.
Divers have scoured the sea bed for remains since the crash was confirmed
The crew of flight SJ182, which crashed off Jakarta with 62 people aboard, did not declare an emergency or report technical problems, an investigator said Monday. The first victim, a flight attendant, was identified among the recovered remains.
Nurcahyo Utomo, an investigator at Indonesia s National Transportation Safety Committee (KNKT) also said the jet might have been intact before it hit the water.
Maldives Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdulla Shahid on Monday sent a message of condolence to his Indonesian counterpart, Retno L.P. Marsudi, over the tragic plane crash that killed 62 people on January