Durian. Indonesian authorities decided to extend search and rescue (SAR) operation for Indonesia’s passenger jet SJ-182 for three more days until Jan.18, head of the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) Bagus Puruhito said In Jakarta in Jan.15.
The decision was made because body parts and plane debris are still found from last known position of the aircraft that was lost contact on Jan.9, only four minutes after departing from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Banten for Pontianak in West Kalimantan.
There were 62 people – 50 passengers including seven children and three babies and 12 crews – on board when the accident occurred.
‘’The SAR operation will be until Jan.18 [and] later to be evaluated whether it is going to be extended or stopped,’’ Puruhito said at Tanjung Priok Port in North Jakarta.
The operation has been focusing in the waters near Lancang and Laki Islands, Jakarta.
As of Jan.15, team of disaster victim identification (DVI) has received 155 body bags contain of body parts, 140 samples of DNA for 62 victims.
From DNA and finger prints, DVI team have identified 17 victims as of Jan.15, Brig. Gen. Rusdi Hartono, a National Police spokesperson said in Jakarta.
Three bodies have been taken by their families to be buried.
Up to the seventh day of SAR operation, the team has found flight data recorder (FDR) and is still searching for cockpit video recorder (CVR).
