The US authorities have recovered 40 intact bodies of the Washington plane crash and the partial remains of several others, according to a law enforcement source familiar with the investigation, Report informs via CBS News.
Some remains have washed ashore, the source said.
Investigators believe they have accessed all the remains they can safely retrieve up to this point, but believe there are more in a tail section of the fuselage currently out of reach, according to the source.
Crews will suspend recovery operations at dusk and resume tomorrow in daylight. They fear some bodies may not be recovered, the source said.