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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Reuben Hodson

South Korea plane crash victims’ families plead for help recovering loved ones

Bereaved families of the deadly plane crash in South Korea that killed 179 people have urged officials to recover the bodies of their loved ones.

The Boeing 737-800, operated by Jeju Air, skidded off a runway at Muan International Airport and burst into flames after colliding with a fence.

Only two people survived of the 181 aboard. It is the country’s worst aviation disaster in decades.

Park Han Shin, who lost a family member in the crash, represents the victims’ families.

At a press conference in Muan on Monday, 30 December, he asked the government to send more experts to help recover the victims’ remains.

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