Indonesia plane crash LIVE: Wreckage and ‘suspected body parts’ found after Boeing 737 carrying 62 crashes in sea
DEBRIS and 'suspected body parts' have been found after a plane carrying 62 people onboard dropped 10,000ft into the sea.
The Boeing 737 went missing shortly after take-off from the Indonesian capital of Jakarta on Saturday - but it emerged the plane took less than a minute to crash after plummeting thousands of feet.
A total of 56 passengers and six crew members were on the flight while reports say the jet was carrying seven children including three babies.
Sriwijaya Air flight SJ182 fell 10,000ft in less than a minute and plunged into the Java Sea, reports say.
Locals on Thousand Island – north of Jakarta – said they heard two explosions before finding debris floating in the sea.
Follow the very latest news and updates of the missing plane in our live blog below.
WHEN WAS THE FLIGHT LAST IN CONTACT?
According to AirNav Radarbox data, the last contact was at 2.40pm local time after a drop from 10,900ft to 7,650ft.
WHAT WAS THE NUMBER OF THE FLIGHT?
The flight that has gone missing is flight SJ182 of Sriwijaya Air.
WRECKAGE FOUND IN JAVA SEA
Credit: Twitter
RESCUE WORKER FINDS DEBRIS IN JAVA SEA
DEBRIS SPOTTED FLOATING IN JAVA SEA THIS MORNING
FLIGHTRADAR TWEETS ABOUT MISSING PLANE
Flightradar24 tweeted: "We are following reports of a missing Boeing 737-500 in Indonesia.
"We hope to have more information soon."
FLIGHT PATH OF MISSING FLIGHT
CRASH TIME
The Boeing 737 plane reportedly crashed four minutes after takeoff from the Indonesian capital of Jakarta today.
BREAKING
A passenger plane has vanished moments after taking off in Jakarta, it has been reported.
