SAR Team Finds Sukhoi's Parachute

Bogor (Antara Bali) - The joint Search and Rescue (SAR) team of Indonesia and Russia found a parachute and a number of identity cards of the ill-fated Sukhoi plane's victims at the crash site on Monday morning.

The SAR team arrived at the Cijeruk command post, Bogor District, West Java Province, at about 7 a.m. local time.

Commander of the Korem 061/Suryakancana Military Resort Command Colonel AM Putranto confirmed the news about the parachute.

"I am a parachutist, so I can confirm that the newly found parachute is still locked and was never used," Putranto said.

The SAR team retrieved several documents and ID cards, such as an ID card that belonged to Darwin of Angkasapura. They also found two Sky Aviation books, one of which belonged to Aditya.(*/DWA/IGT)