At the site of the Jeju Air passenger plane disaster at Muan International Airport on Dec. 29, 2024, the government decided to launch a follow-up search to find unrecovered remains.
According to the bereaved families' council for the Dec. 29 Muan Airport Jeju Air passenger plane disaster on the 8th, a follow-up search centered on the crash site will be carried out for about two months starting on the 13th. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, the Aviation and Railway Accident Investigation Board (ARAIB), the military, police and fire authorities will take part in this search.
The search area ranges from the collapsed concrete embankment caused by the crash to an open field of about 8,000 pyeong on the airport's outskirts. The search method and other details will be finalized based on consultations among related agencies.
Earlier, remains of victims were found one after another during the examination of the wreckage. While touring the crash site last month, some bereaved family members directly found portions of remains. Of the 115 objects believed to be remains that were recovered, 74 were confirmed to be the remains of 44 victims.