A plane carrying 189 people between two Indonesian cities crashed Monday morning.
Lion Air Flight JT 610 was traveling from Jakarta to Pangkal Pinang when the Boeing 737 Max 8 crashed into the sea at about 6:30 a.m. local time. Everyone on board is presumed dead, and recovered remains have been brought to hospitals for identification.
The Reuters news agency reported Monday that “Yusuf Latief, spokesman of the national search and rescue agency, said there were likely no survivors.”
Wreckage has also been recovered from the crash site in the Java Sea, not far from where the plane took off from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, the Indonesian capital.
Deputy National Police Chief Ari Dono Sukmanto said at a press conference Tuesday that the identification will be difficult as so few bodies are intact.
Bhavye Suneja, the pilot
Suneja had logged more than 6,000 flight hours, according to Lion Air.
Indonesia's Indian Embassy said on Twitter that Suneja "lost his life."
His co-pilot, whose name was Harvino
Harvino had logged more than 5,000 flight hours, according to Lion Air, which named him alongside Suneja.
It is common for Indonesians to use only one name.
6 other crew members
Lion Air named the six crew members:
- Shintia Melina
- Citra Noivita Anggelia
- Alviani Hidayatul Solikha
- Damayanti Simarmata
- Mery Yulianda
- Deny Maula.
A 21-year-old, her father, 52, and brother, 13, who were traveling to a funeral
The BBC reported that Michelle Vergina Bongkal, 21, was on the flight to attend her grandmother's funeral. She was traveling with her brother, Mathew, 13, and father Adonia, 52.
Her sister Vina told the BBC that the family had already been grieving the death of the grandmother.
She said the family regularly flew this route but normally used other airlines. She said they used Lion Air as they needed to take an early flight to attend the funeral.
A woman trying to get pregnant who was headed home for rest
Fiona Ayu was trying to get pregnant by IVF, her aunt told the BBC, and she was traveling to her home time to get some rest.
"I am still holding out hope that she will come back, I am praying and praying for that," her aunt Dede told the BBC.
A father and son travelling to a soccer game
Nuni Hesti, 53, told CNN she had lost both her son and grandson, Wahyu Aldilla and Xherdan Fahrezi, in the crash.
She said they were traveling back from Jakarta after watching a soccer game over the weekend.
1 Italian citizen
An Italian passenger was on board the crashed plane, Reuters reported. No further information was available.
Italian newspaper Il Messaggero said that 26-year-old Italian national and former professional cyclist Andrea Manfredi was on board.
His old cycling team, Bardiani, expressed its condolences on Twitter on Monday: "The memory of a serious guy and in love with his sport, will remain indelible in the minds of all those who, in these years, have had the good fortune to know him."
A US State Department spokesperson told Business Insider that the department was "not aware" of any US citizens on board and it was in contact with the airline and Indonesian authorities.
A recently married woman, traveling for work
Murtado Kurniawan told the BBC that his wife was on the plane. The pair were recently married and she was traveling for work, he said.
"I can't live without her, I love her," he said.
A teen girl's mother
Keshia Aurelia, 14, told Channel News Asia that her mother was on the flight.
She said she learned about the crash from her teacher, but did not know that her mother was on board at first: "I went downstairs and saw my friends cry. I thought there was an accident to my uncle because my mum flew to see him. It turns out it was my mum."
She said that she and other relatives were frustrated at the lack of information from officials.
2 babies
No other information about them has been released.
Indonesian authorities have recovered the body of one baby in their search, Deputy National Police Chief Ari Dono Sukmanto told reporters, CNN reported.
1 child
Lion Air said one child was on board. It did not specify the child's age, or say what its criteria are for "baby", "child", or "adult."
At least 20 Indonesian government officials
Indonesia's Finance Ministry confirmed that 20 passengers were government officials.
Spokesperson Nufransa Wira Sakti told the BBC that the men were returning to work after spending the weekend in Jakarta. He said they often took this flight as it was the one that got them to the office on time.
149 other passengers
A further 149 people were on the plane. Authorities have given no identifying information about them other than that they are adults.