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Slow Going in Salvage Efforts Following ATR 72 Crash In Laos

Salvage teams examine part of the wreckage of the Lao Airlines ATR 72-600 that crashed into the Mekong River on October 16. (Photo: Gabriele Stoia)

By Jennifer Meszaros • Contributor - Asia

October 24, 2013

Salvage teams attempting to recover the flight data and cockpit voice recorders from a Lao Airlines ATR 72-600 that crashed into the Mekong River in southern Laos on October 16 have narrowed the search area from some 650 feet to about 80 feet, but zero visibility, limited mechanical means, a five-knot river current and a lack of manpower have hampered their effort.

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