Laos Recovers 39 Bodies From River Plane Crash

Lao authorities say they have recovered the bodies of 39 people who were on board a Lao Airlines passenger plane that crashed into the Mekong River on Wednesday. Ten people have not been found. Authorities said French investigators and Thai navy divers deployed sonar equipment on the river Sunday in an attempt to locate the plane's wreckage and flight data recorder. They said strong currents were complicating the effort. The ATR-72 turboprop aircraft crashed into the river in stormy ...

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