AirAsia flight QZ8501: 4 more bodies found, including one dressed in air stewardess uniform

A member of the Indonesian air force during search and locate operations for the missing AirAsia plane in Pangkalan Bun on Dec 30, 2014. -- PHOTO: AFP 
A member of the Indonesian air force during search and locate operations for the missing AirAsia plane in Pangkalan Bun on Dec 30, 2014. -- PHOTO: AFP 
The water search map for the missing plane. -- ST PHOTO: WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA
The air search map for the missing plane. -- ST PHOTO: WAHYUDI SOERIAATMADJA
Relatives of a passenger of AirAsia flight QZ8501 entering a room at the terminal building of Juanda International Airport, to give DNA samples to assist in the body identification process. -- ST PHOTO: AMIR HUSSAIN
Relatives of a passenger of AirAsia flight QZ8501 entering a room at the terminal building of Juanda International Airport, to give DNA samples to assist in the body identification process. -- ST PHOTO: AMIR HUSSAIN
Indonesian President Joko Widodo (centre) in an air force Hercules C-130 aircraft during the search and locate operation for missing AirAsia flight QZ8501. -- PHOTO: AFP/RUSMAN/PRESIDENTIAL PALACE 
Indonesian President Joko Widodo (left) in the cockpit of an air force Hercules C-130 aircraft during the search and locate operation for missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 on Dec 30, 2014. -- PHOTO: AFP/RUSMAN/PRESIDENTIAL PALACE
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December 31, 2014 at 1:47 PM

JAKARTA - Another four bodies were found on Wednesday by teams searching for AirAsia flight QZ8501, including one that was dressed in an air stewardess uniform.

The bodies - one woman and three men - were found as recovery teams struggled with bad weather.

This brings the total number of bodies recovered so far to seven - three women and four men.

Stormy weather forced Indonesian rescuers to suspend their search on Wednesday morning for the bodies of those on the AirAsia jet, which plunged into the water at the weekend carrying 162 people.

The plane crashed into the Java Sea south-west of the island of Borneo, with debris including an exit door and a blue suitcase so far retrieved from the area.

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