The remains were found northeast of the island chain Soa Pedro y Sao Paulo by navy frigate Bosisio, which has room to carry 20 bodies, said Giucemar Tabosa, the navy's public relations consultant. The new discovery brought the total number of bodies found and recovered so far to 28.
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Handout picture released on June 9, 2009 by the Brazilian Navy shows a piece of tailfin of the Air France A330 aircraft that crashed June 1 while in midflight over the Atlantic ocean, being hoisted by a Navy rescue vessel. The Brazilian military announced that 4 more bodies of victims of the crashed Air France Airbus A330 were retrieved on Tuesday, increasing the total number of bodies retrieved by Brazilian rescue team into 28. |
Two navy helicopters arrived at the port carrying the first bodies earlier on Tuesday. The first, a Black Hawk, landed at 9:45a.m. local time (1245 GMT) and the second, a Super Puma, arrived at noon (1500 GMT). Tabosa said that bad weather in the region had delayed the helicopters' arrival.
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Official of Brazilian Marines Giucemar Tabosa shows a picture of Brazilian Navy sailors picking up a piece of debris from Air France A330 aircraft that crashed June 1 while in midflight over the Atlantic ocean during a news conference in Recife, northeastern Brazil, June 9, 2009 |
Late on Monday, Brazil's President Luis Inacio da Silva told media that the government would make all necessary efforts to recover the remains of those who died in the accident.
The Air France plane fell into the ocean with 228 people aboard en route to Paris from Rio de Janeiro.