The plane crash, six corpses removed from the sea

In the morning of Monday (October 29th), Lion Air JT 610] crashed into the sea near the capital, Jakarta, just 13 minutes after takeoff.

The plane carried 189 passengers, including three children, when it disappeared from the radar during a short flight from Jakarta to Pangcal Pinang, the Indonesian island of Bangka.

On the plane, a Boeing 737 MAX 8 was 181 passengers as well as six cabin crew members and two pilots.

The bodies found have been sent to a hospital east of Jakarta, said Bambang Suryo Aji, director of the Basarna operations.

Rescue search teams are working despite high waves and high currents, in the area that includes 150 nautical miles.