Indonesia Says Plane Crashes in Java Sea With 188 Aboard, Wreckage Found

Indonesia Says Plane Crashes in Java Sea With 188 Aboard, Wreckage Found
Relatives of passengers of Lion Air flight JT610 that crashed into the sea, cry at Depati Amir airport in Pangkal Pinang, Indonesia, Oct. 29, 2018. Antara Foto/Elza Elvia via Reuters
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JAKARTAA Lion Air flight with at least 188 people on board is believed to have sunk after crashing into the sea off Indonesia’s island of Java on Oct. 29, shortly after take off from the capital on its way to the country’s tin-mining hub, officials said.

A spokesman for Indonesia’s search and rescue agency said the Lion Air flight, JT610, lost contact 13 minutes after takeoff, adding that a tug boat leaving the capital’s port had seen the craft falling.