An Indonesian private airliner disappeared from radar just four minutes after takeoff and crashed into the sea, killing all 62 people on board, but now Indonesian officials say they have been evacuated. Found where the plane crashed into the sea.
The Sri Vijaya Air Boeing 737 had 62 passengers on board. The plane took off from Jakarta International Airport for Pontianak on Saturday afternoon but lost contact with the control tower just four minutes later. Indochina officials say they have identified the crash site and more than 10 boats have been dispatched with naval divers.
A Jakarta police spokesman said that during the search and rescue operation, two bags were found from the sea, one containing passengers' luggage and the other containing body parts which were being identified. That they are part of the wreckage of the wreck.
The rescue operation was halted last night and was resumed in the morning. Four more planes have been deployed to search for the ill-fated passenger plane. The flight to Puneetank is 90 minutes long, but the investigation has revealed that the pilot of the plane did not send any emergency signal.
According to the flight-tracking website Flight Radar 24, the plane is believed to have descended 3,000 meters (10,000 feet) in less than a minute. Eyewitnesses said they detonated at least one bomb.
