Missing Flight QZ8501 is Likely 'at the bottom of the sea,' - Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency Chief.

Missing Flight QZ8501 is likely 'at the bottom of the sea,' according to Indonesia's National Search and Rescue Agency chief.

Bambang Soelistyo told a press conference this morning: "Based on the coordinates given to us and evaluation that the estimated crash position is in the sea, the hypothesis is the plane is at the bottom of the sea.That's the preliminary suspicion and it can develop based on the evaluation of the result of our search."

Mr Soelistyo's comments came after the vice-president of Indonesia said there was a "huge possibility" that missing Flight QZ8501 had been in an accident.

Jusuf Kalla said: "It has been 10 hours, there is a huge possibility there has been an accident.
"The government is concerned and expresses its deepest condolences to the families of victims."