Rescuers revealed the heartbreaking final moments of a doomed Indonesian flight recently.
According to media sources, the plane was carrying 62 passengers on board, after which it crashed immediately after take-off. Now, media sources reveal the heartbreaking final moments of some of the passengers.
The chilling messages continue to haunt so many loved ones as they try to overcome the grief of their lost members. Just last Saturday, the flight took off from Soekarno-Hatta airport.
Sriwijaya Air Flight number 182 took off with 62 passengers but it never returned. Officials confirmed how it plunged nearly 3,300 meters in a rapid time span of 60 seconds.
Locals confirmed the chilling news on how they heard two massive explosions. Soon, they found metal pieces too, and that’s when media reports confirmed the horrifying news of a plane crash.
Here are the latest updates on the chilling story that has many people in tears.
Heartbreaking final messages revealed
Imagine passengers traveling to unite with their loved ones and then never returning. Yes, as daunting as it sounds, that was the tragic story of 62 people. The doomed Indonesian flight had 56 passengers, of which 7 were kids and 3 were babies.
They never knew that this would be their last journey in the world. And now, rescuers reveal how they managed to locate the flight’s black boxes from the sea.
Sriwijaya Air flight number 182 took off from Soekarno Hatta’s international airport. The original flight journey was around 90 minutes. However, after completing only 4 minutes of its flight path, it plunged downwards. And that too, at a whopping speed, diving down 10,000 feet in 60 seconds.
Witnesses located in the nearby vicinity described it as two massive explosions. And it was the worst thing you could ever imagine.
The doomed Indonesian flight
On the other hand, the head for Indonesia’s transport and safety mentioned how the investigators worked hard in finding the black boxes immediately. At that moment, divers were in the water, trying to locate wreckage that drifted miles away.
Some chilling reports confirmed the presence of body parts, alongside the plane’s broken wreckage.
Meanwhile, the shocking news comes along with some of the passengers’ tragic final messages. Therefore, posts going viral showed how many people shared images on the flight, moments before the crash.
For instance, one passenger who was identified as Ratih Windania posted up a selfie, alongside her three kids. They were all laughing and smiling as the beautiful family board the doomed Indonesian flight. But little did they know that they were minutes away from their death.
She mentioned, ‘Bye-bye family. We are heading home for now.’ The share brought tears to so many people’s eyes, included her extended family members. For them, it’s a memory that they’ll cherish for the rest of eternity.
Memories to last a lifetime
But that wasn’t the only gloomy story that came from the heartbreakingly tragic incident. Her brother also posted another message where he asked relatives to pray for them as they embarked upon their journey. “Pray for us” he wrote. And that was the last anyone heard of him.
More shocking reports came in when he revealed how he originally intended to board another flight. However, last minute, the family’s plans changed and now they were on this doom Indonesian flight.
Just like dozens of others, Irfansyah’s relatives also rushed to the airport when the news broke out. Another family member of one of the deceased pilots rushed to the police hospital. He gave in his blood samples, only to find out the worst. His brother was dead and there was nothing he could do about it.
His brother wrote on his LinkedIn profile how he ‘loved to fly.’ Unfortunately, it’s a memory now that they will live with forever.
Today, investigations continue as loved ones search for answers on the tragic case.
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