On Dec. 29, 2024, at Muan International Airport, more than 100 items presumed to be remains were found three days after launching a follow-up search to locate the unrecovered remains of victims at the Jeju Air passenger plane disaster site.
According to the Families' Council for the Dec. 29 Muan Airport Jeju Air passenger plane disaster on the 15th, authorities in charge of recovery found 42 additional items presumed to be remains in the area around Muan International Airport in South Jeolla on the day. Forty-three personal belongings were also recovered.
Since the 13th, the authorities have continued the search by digging up to 1 meter into the ground and sifting the soil with a mesh. In three days, they found 117 items presumed to be remains and 95 personal belongings.
Earlier, during the re-examination of the wreckage, 74 remains belonging to 44 victims were also found. Personal belongings recovered from the wreckage totaled 785.