More than 300 items presumed to be remains were found a week after the follow-up search to recover unrecovered remains of victims at the Jeju Air passenger plane disaster site at Muan International Airport on Dec. 29, 2024.
The bereaved families' council for the Dec. 29 Muan Airport Jeju Air passenger plane disaster said on the 20th that 119 additional items presumed to be remains were found.
Since launching the follow-up search 16 months after the accident, a total of 349 items presumed to be remains and 288 personal effects have been found. On this day, one mobile phone believed to belong to a disaster victim was also discovered at the site. After digital forensics, it is expected to be delivered to the bereaved families.
Recovery authorities plan to continue the search inside and outside Muan International Airport through the 29th of next month. A total of 250 personnel, including the Korean National Police Agency forensic science unit and the Ministry of National Defense remains excavation and identification team, are digging the ground daily and sifting soil with screens to find remains and personal effects.