We've been searching for belongings all night at the scene of the accident...140 identified.

[Anchor]
Search efforts continued overnight at the scene of the Jeju Air plane disaster.

Along with the search for belongings, the identification of the victims continued.

I'm connecting with a reporter who is at the scene of the disaster.

Reporter Kim Ki-soo!

The place where reporter Kim is is at is the accident site. Please tell me about the situation on the ground.

[Reporter]
The place behind me is the scene of the accident.

The lights are still lit up at the scene.

Search operations continued overnight here, including the collection of oil products.

The search manpower is also increasing little by little.

It has been confirmed that all 179 of the 181 passengers were killed in the accident, except for two rescuers.

Among them, 140 victims were identified as of 7:12 a.m. today.

The work of collating the DNA of victims and bereaved families is ongoing for further identification.

The investigation headquarters also explained the reason for the delay in funeral procedures and autopsy through a briefing of the bereaved families.

Let's listen to it for ourselves.

[Na Won-oh / Investigation Director of Jeonnam Police Agency: (The damaged body) must be numbered, requested to the National Forensic Service for an evaluation, and the DNA results must come out to confirm whose it is, so that the autopsy is completed and extradited]

The two rescued were male and female cabin crew members, who were rescued from the tail of the aircraft.

I have been transferred to a hospital in Seoul for treatment.

With 179 confirmed dead, the Jeju Air plane disaster remains the most casualty accident in Korea.

[Anchor]
The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport has launched an investigation to find out the cause of the disaster?

[Reporter]
Yes, it is.

The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said today that the black box of the aircraft in the accident,
We plan to move the
flight recorder and voice recorder to the Gimpo Airport Test Analysis Center to see if it is possible to analyze it.

The flight recorder contains the flight path and the operation status of each device.

The voice recorder records conversations, various alarm sounds, and communication contents of the crew in the control room.

As such, the two devices are considered key clues to determine the cause of the accident.

However, some are talking about the possibility of damaging the flight recorder.

If the damage is severe, it should be left to the National Transportation Safety Commission to investigate, which is expected to take more than six months to detoxify.

If the decoding work of the two devices is delayed, it may affect the entire investigation process.

With the exact cause of the disaster unclear, such as the failure of landing gear or a bird collision, attention is being paid to today's inspection results to see if the black box of the Jeju Air passenger plane is analytical.

[Anchor]
A joint memorial altar will be set up for the victims of the accident?

[Reporter]
Yes, it is.

The joint memorial altar is located at Muan Sports Park near Muan Airport.

There will be a joint memorial altar on the first floor of the indoor gymnasium and a waiting room for bereaved families on the third floor of the sports center.

The Jeonnam Provincial Government plans to complete the installation of the memorial altar and the waiting room for the bereaved family by 11 a.m. today.

The authorities plan to continue accommodation, funeral procedures, and psychological support for the bereaved families of the victims.

At 10:30 a.m., a joint briefing by the Central Safety Countermeasures Headquarters will be held, and it is expected that details of the future accident settlement process will be released.

I'm Kim Ki-soo of YTN at Muan International Airport.