TransAsia Tragedy: Relatives of Victims Pray at Crash Site
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Lin Ming-Huang/Facebook(TAIPEI, Taiwan) — Relatives of some of the 31 people killed in Wednesday’s TransAsia Airways tragedy in Taiwan arrived at the crash site Thursday, paying their respects to the lives lost.
The relatives stood along the bank of the Keelung River, praying. Some people cried as they viewed the wreckage for the first time.
Search crews worked to remove the remaining bodies from the river Thursday, but visibility in the water was reduced, with mud and a fast current making it difficult to establish a search grid.
Twenty people remain missing, including the bodies of the pilots. Fifteen others were injured in the accident.
Footage of the jet’s descent was captured on dashcam video from Taiwan’s National Freeway No. 1. The plane could be seen veering sharply, with the wing striking a vehicle and barrier before careening into the river.
The plane’s black box was found overnight.
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