40 bodies found in and around crashed AirAsia jet

Rescuers found 40 bodies in and around the crashed AirAsia jet, Indonesian Navy, which is leading the salvage and rescue mission in the coasts in south Pacific and Indian Ocean, said on Tuesday afternoon. The navy said the bodies were spotted along with debris floating in the Java Sea off the Indonesian part of Borneo island, in one of the search zones for the plane. There has been no official confirmation that the remains come from the AirAsia Flight QZ8501 which with 162 people on board, disappeared in rough weathers on Sunday. The search operation is now in its 3rd day, with the area widened to cover 13 zones over land and sea. During a news conference by the head of the operation, shown live on Indonesian TV, pictures of the debris were shown including a body floating on the water. Relatives of passengers on the plane watching the pictures were visibly shocked. Later, the Indonesian sailors retrieved 40 bodies from the sea. The Airbus A320-200 plane was flying to Singapore from Surabaya of Indonesia, reports BBC.