AirAsia Flight QZ8501: Bodies Of Passengers, Door & Emergency Slide Spotted Floating In Sea

Bodies, luggage, a plane door and emergency slide are believed to be among the debris from missing AirAsia flight QZ8501, which has reportedly been spotted by search teams. Reports from crews suggest as many as 10 items may have been located - including what might be a life raft, life jackets and long orange tubes. Indonesian officials coming off a helicopter on Borneo island Tuesday said they spotted several bodies floating in waters.

Images on local television showed at least one bloated corpse. The bodies, swollen but intact, were brought to an Indonesian navy ship, National Search and Rescue Director SB Supriyadi told reporters in the nearest town, Pangkalan Bun. The corpses did not have life jackets on.

Navy spokesman, Manahan Simorangkir confirmed the discovery to TVOne, saying several victims were found, but he did not indicate whether they were dead or alive.

First Lieutenant Tri Wibowo, who was on board a Hercules aircraft during the operation, told Kompas.com there was at least one body sighted. 'The body seemed bloated,' First Lieutenant Wibowo said, according to Reuters.

Credits: BBC / DailyMail