62 Passengers On Boeing Plane Missing After Suspected Crash In Indonesia

Sriwijaya Air flight #SJ182 left the Soekarno–Hatta International Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, on January 8 en route to Pontianak. The flight was being operated by a Boeing 737-500 and was carrying 62 passengers.

Only four minutes later at 7:40 UTC the ADS-B signal, the signal that tracks a plane's location via satellite, was lost.

Within 60 seconds of the plane's connection being lost, it went from its highest altitude of 10,900 feet to its last recorded altitude of 250 feet, leading officials to believe this was a crash.

In a statement, they said, "The missing plane is currently under investigation and under coordination with the National Search and Rescue Agency and the National Transportation Safety Committee."

The plane was carrying 56 passengers and 6 crew members, all of whom there has been no trace of.

Officials expected the plane to have fallen around Thousand Islands, but have yet to determine the exact coordinates. Before they called off the search for the night due to visibility issues, they did find some plane debris, leading them to believe they're in the right area.

"We are aware of media reports from Jakarta, and are closely monitoring the situation. We are working to gather more information," they said in a statement.

Search and rescue teams are back out today in search of answers and survivors.

h/t: ABC News