EgyptAir crash: all ‘mapped’ human remains recovered from site

A search vessel has recovered human remains at the underwater crash site of EgyptAir flight MS804. Egypt’s aircraft accident investigation committee said the remains will be taken to Alexandria port to be handed over to coroners and prosecution officials. The remains were recovered by the John Lethbridge, a vessel belonging to the Mauritius-based Deep Ocean Search and contracted by the Egyptian government. The Airbus A320 crashed into the Mediterranean during a flight from Paris to Cairo on 19 May.

Recorded data is showing consistency with ACARS messages of lavatory and avionics smoke.

Egypt’s Aircraft Accident Investigation Committee

A statement from the search operation said all mapped bodies had been recovered. However, the vessel is due to return to the crash site to make further checks for any other remains. All 66 people on board were killed. The cause remains unknown. Investigators have begun analysing one of the plane’s black box flight recorders and are extracting information from the other. Initial reports suggest there was smoke detected on the aircraft, in the toilet, and that it was brought down by some kind of mechanical failure rather than a terrorist act.

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