Officials confirm “bodies found” in Air France crash

Officials have confirmed remains and wreckage have been located in the crash of Air France Flight 447, the BBC has confirmed.

Information is currently scarce regarding all details of the find, but at a news conference, a spokesperson was quoted as saying:

“We confirm the recovery from the water debris and bodies from the Air France plane. We can’t give more information without confirming what we have.”

Earlier today, airline investigators reported that 24 automated error messages had been sent prior to the aircraft’s disappearance, including one indicating that the plane’s autopilot had “disengaged.”

All 228 passengers and crew members are believed to have perished on the flight.