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Update 3 | Over 40 bodies retrieved
Indonesia officials confirmed reports of spotting an emergency door and a life jacket in the Java Sea.
Relatives of passengers aboard the Air Asia flight at a crisis centre in Surabaya
Debris spotted by an aerial rescue team is being by Indonesian authorities
More than 40 bodies have been retrieved in the search for the AirAsia jet, the Indonesian navy has said as debris spotted in Indonesia’s Java Sea was confirmed as belonging to the plane.
Pictures of floating bodies were broadcast on television and relatives of the missing gathered at a crisis center in Surabaya wept with heads in their hands. Several people collapsed in grief and were helped away.
Video clip shows Indonesian television coverage of recovery efforts in the Java Sea.
An Indonesian military aircraft spotted white, red and black objects including what appears to be a life jacket about 170km off the coast of Pangkalan Bun earlier today.
AirAsia Flight 8501, an Airbus A320-200 that carried 162 people, disappeared Sunday after seeking permission to climb above threatening clouds.
Based on the plane's last known coordinates, the aircraft probably crashed into the water and "is at the bottom of the sea," Indonesia search-and-rescue chief Henry Bambang Soelistyo said. Still, searchers planned to expand their efforts onto land on Tuesday.
