A rescue diver has died while searching the wreckage of a passenger plane that crashed earlier this week in Jakarta, Indonesia, killing all 189 people on board.
SyachrulAnto, 48, was searching for victims of the Lion Air flight when he got into trouble yesterday. The search and rescue agency (Basarnas) confirmed his death today but did not give a specific cause.
Lyan Kurniawati (L), the wife of rescue team member, Syachrul Anto
Mr Anto’s family had chosen not to conduct an autopsy and asked for his remains to be buried immediately. Divers were searching through debris on the muddy sea bed for a second black box from the jet.
People carry a coffin of Indonesian rescue diver Syachrul Anto