Brazil Recovers 3 More Bodies

Pilots say they've seen even more; ships on the way to retrieve them
By Katherine Thompson,  Newser Staff
Posted Jun 7, 2009 9:41 AM CDT
Brazil Recovers 3 More Bodies
Planes of the Brazilian Air Force take part in search operations for the missing Air France jet. Officials say that another 3 bodies have been found, bringing the total to 5.   (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)

Brazil's military has found three more bodies from the Air France crash in the Atlantic today, officials tell the AP, bringing the number of recovered bodies to 5. Search pilots report seeing more on flyovers of the debris field 45 miles from where the jet sent out its last distress signals; ships are on their way to retrieve them.
(More Air France Flight 447 stories.)

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