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Associated Press

Indonesian rescuers on Sunday recovered body parts in the sea where a police plane with 13 people aboard is believed to have crashed after take-off.
The light aircraft lost contact on Saturday on the way to the island of Batam off the southeast coast of Sumatra island near Singapore. All those aboard, including five crew and eight police passengers, are feared dead, officials said.

The M28 Skytruck plane is believed to have plunged into 24-metre deep waters, said National Search and Rescue Agency chief Henry Bambang Soelistyo.
He told a news conference that body remains probably of the victims were found in the area where villagers earlier retrieved a seat and a bag containing a cellphone and police documents.
TV footage showed police uniforms and other clothing also were retrieved from the sea.
Search teams involving Indonesia’s navy, customs office and maritime police as well as aircraft from Singapore were scouring a 518-sq km sea area for the wreckage of the aircraft, Soelistyo said, adding that divers also were deployed.


Body remains found after Indonesia police plane with 13 disappears

Indonesian police officers carry the body of a victim after a police plane crash in Senayang waters. Photo: EPA

epa05659000 Indonesian police officers carry the body of a victim after a police plane crash in Senayang waters, at Telaga Punggur port, Riau Islands, Indonesia, 04 December 2016. According to media reports, rescue teams and Navy ships have been deployed for a rescue mission after a police airplane with 15 passengers on board crashed in Senayang waters in the Riau Islands Province. EPA/STRINGER

epa05659002 Indonesian police carry a victim's body after a police plane crash in Senayang waters, at Telaga Punggur port, Riau Islands, Indonesia, 04 December 2016. According to media reports, rescue teams and Navy ships have been deployed for a rescue mission after a police airplane with 15 passengers on board crashed in Senayang waters in the Riau Islands Province. EPA/STRINGER

epa05657844 A handout picture released by the main naval bases (LANTAMAL) IV on 03 December 2016 shows an Indonesian Navy boat searching for the victims of the crashed police airplane in the waters off Senayang, Riau Islands, Indonesia, 03 December 2016. According to media reports, rescue teams and Navy ships have been deployed for a rescue mission after a police airplane with 15 passengers on board crashed in Senayang waters of the Riau Islands province. EPA/LANTAMAL IV / HANDOUT HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

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