EgyptAir flight MS804: Human remains, airline debris found off Egyptian coast

Egypt finds belongings, debris from plane crash
The Egyptian navy says it has found personal belongings of passengers and other debris floating in the Mediterranean, showing that EgyptAir flight 804 plunged into the sea with 66 people onboard.
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Cairo: Human remains, luggage and debris have been found in the Mediterranean Sea during the search for a missing EgyptAir plane, Greece's defence minister says.
Speaking to reporters on Friday morning, Panos Kammenos said at least one body part was found during the search, about 290 kilometres north of Alexandria, on Egypt's north coast.
An engineer stands in front of a C-130 HAUP of the Hellenic Air Force, which took part in the searching operation of the ...
An engineer stands in front of a C-130 HAUP of the Hellenic Air Force, which took part in the searching operation of the missing EgyptAir plane. Photo: AP
"A short while ago we were briefed by the Egyptian authorities ... on the discovery of a body part, a seat and baggage just south of where the aircraft signal was lost," Mr Kammenos said.
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As the day progressed, more debris was identified, with both Egypt's civilian aviation ministry and the airline confirming the finds.

An Egyptian plane and ship search in the Mediterranean, where wreckage was found on Friday. Arabic in lower right reads ...
An Egyptian plane and ship search in the Mediterranean, where wreckage was found on Friday. Arabic in lower right reads "from the search for the missing plane." Photo: AP/Egyptian Defence Ministry
The Egyptian military is continuing to search for the plane's black box flight recorders.
A satellite operated by the European Space Agency has also spotted a possible oil slick, two kilometres long, in the same area of the Mediterranean where the flight was last seen.
The agency said a radar satellite detected the slick about 40 kilometres south east of the plane's last known location. The information was given to authorities late on Thursday to help in search efforts, but the agency cautioned that there was no guarantee the slick was from the missing aircraft.
It said another satellite will pass above the same area on Sunday to gather more images, which will be studied for further clues as to the plane's fate.

In a statement on Friday, the Egyptian military announced it had found debris from the missing EgyptAir plane and expressed its condolences to the families of those on the plane.
"The Egyptian Armed Forces have informed EgyptAir that they have found first debris from the missing aircraft operating flight MS804 295km from the Egyptian coastline," a statement tweeted by EgyptAir said.
"MS804 lost contact with radar above the Mediterranean Sea about 295 KM from the Egyptian sea coast at 02:30 am CLT on 19 May. It was due to arrive Cairo Airport at 03:15 am CLT.
"EgyptAir sincerely conveys its deepest sorrow to the families and friends of the passengers onboard Flight MS804."
Video broadcast by the BBC, attributed to the Egyptian military, appeared to show a large piece of white debris partially submerged in water.
The Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi also expressed his condolences on Friday to the families of victims.
"The presidency with utmost sadness and regret mourns the victims on aboard the EgyptAir flight who were killed after the plane crashed in the Mediterranean on its way back to Cairo from Paris," his office said in a statement.
The plane, an Airbus A320, went missing in the early hours of Thursday morning midway through a flight between Paris and Cairo.
Last seen on radar over the Mediterranean Sea about 2.30am, it had 66 people on board, including three children.
On Thursday, Mr Kammenos said the plane swerved left and right then plunged by 22,000 feet before it disappeared off the radar.
"The plane carried out a 90-degree turn to the left and a 360-degree turn to the right, falling from 37,000 to 15,000 feet and the signal was lost at around 10,000 feet," he told media.
Three French accident investigators and an Airbus technical expert have arrived in Cairo to join the Egypt-led probe.
Greece, Egypt, Britain, France, the United States, Italy and Cyprus have been involved in the search for the plane.
The vice president and chairman of EgyptAir met with the families of those on the plane when the news of the debris was announced, the airline said.