Sentani, Papua (ANTARA News)- Some 38 bodies of the victims of Trigana plane crash were discovered in Pegunungan Bintang District, Papua, until 11:37 a.m. local time, Tuesday.

The Trigana plane, which carried 49 passengers and five crew members, had crashed near the Oksob waterfall in the Pegunungan Bintang District, on Sunday.

Efforts to evacuate 54 people onboard the Trigana Airways aircraft were hampered by extreme weather on Monday.

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