Divers prepare to begin a search for the crashed plane last week. Photo: ReutersAn Indonesian rescue diver died in a search operation for a jet that crashed early this week near Jakarta, killing all 189 people on board, the search and rescue agency (Basarnas) says. Syachrul Anto (48) died on Friday while diving to search for victims of the crashed Lion Air aircraft, the agency said on Saturday (local time). "Deepest condolences for the passing of a humanitarian hero from the Indonesian Diving Rescue Team," Basarnas chief Muhammad Syaugi said in a news release. Among other missions, Anto was also one of the main divers involved in the search for an AirAsia jet that crashed off Borneo in late 2014.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 03, 2018 23:03 UTC