The
bodies of three Thai people killed in last week 's Lao Airlines plane
crash near Fox will be transferred back to Thailand today , officials
have said.The
three bodies will be Flown back from Laos to Bangkok by a Thai
government Q 130 plane , which will first drop Navy Frogmen in U -
poplar in rayong province. The men were killed when the plane crashed on October 16 in the Mekong River in tshampasak province in Laos.
The
bodies of fakkhavat atiratanatshai , kamueng tshartkasemtshai and
veekij busaravuthanusorn will arrive in Bangkok by 16:00 , officials
said yesterday.
Five Thais died in the crash , but the other two deceased have yet to be identified. Officials in Laos are still awaiting the results of DNA tests.
The
five ties were among 44 passengers and five crew on the ill - fated Lao
Airlines plane that crashed in the Mekong during stormy weather on its
approach to Fox airport.
Meanwhile,
there were indications late yesterday that search teamshave picked up
signals from the plane 's black box , which could reveal the causes of
the tragedy .
Divers
are reportedly trying to recover the flight data recorder from an area
about 400 meters from the crash site , but are battling with the strong
current and muddy water. The river is thought to be about 12 to 13 meters deep in that section.
Foreign
Minister surapong tovitshuktshaikul had the Thai Consulate in
savannakhet , Laos , had informed him that Laos ' public works and
transport minister told Thai officials to end their search for bodies
yesterday , as there were only a small number to be recovered and
laotyan authorities could handle that job from now on.
Department
of Information Major SEK vannamethee has laotyan officials still wanted
six Thai forensic experts to stay for a few more days to help them
identify the 42 bodies that have been recovered. To date, only 16 have been officially identified - two of these were the Thai bodies coming back today.
Government
offices in Laos observed a minute 's silence yesterday to pay tribute
to the 49 people who died last week in the plane crash , state media
said. The government instructed state officials to hold the event in 14:15 , the | vyentyane Times and state - run radio reported.
