Divers are preparing to investigate underwater pings that may be coming from the flight recorders of AirAsia Flight QZ8501, Indonesia’s military chief said Friday.
An Indonesian search vessel had earlier detected the pings, said Gen. Moeldoko, the head of Indonesia’s armed forces.
He was speaking on board the ship that is being used as a base for divers trying to raise the tail of the AirAsia plane, which went down in the Java Sea on December 28 with 162 people on board.
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A total of 48 bodies have so far been recovered from the sea, Indonesia’s search and rescue agency said Friday. Some of the bodies have been found still strapped into seats.
CNN’s Brad Olson, Madison Park and journalist Intan Hadidjah contributed to this report.
