AirAsia’s Flight8501 Black Box Believed To Be Located

AirAsia Indonesia has released updates on the search for flight QZ 8501. According to officials, SAR vessels and sea divers approached the area where pings were detected. Pings from the black box were discovered about 100 feet below the surface of the Java Sea.

Good weather and clear visibility have allowed for SAR operations to continue with the focus remaining on the search and recovery of the passengers in the primary search area.

In Surabaya, the Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) Police Department of Republic of Indonesia (DVI POLRI) today announced that they were able to identify three more remains: 1 Indonesian known as Vera Chandra Kho (female) and 2 South Koreans, identified as Kyung Hwa Lee (female) and Seongbeom Park (male).

To date, BASARNAS has confirmed to have recovered a total of 48 remains of which 32 remains have been identified by DVI POLRI and 16 remains are still being identified.