Indonesian divers have retrieved the body of one of the pilots of the AirAsia plane that crashed into the Java Sea in December with 162 people on board.
The body was found in the cockpit still strapped to the seat, but it was not clear if it was that of the Indonesian captain or the French co-pilot, search operation chief Bambang Sulistyo said.
He said divers would try on Saturday to retrieve the body of the second pilot, believed to be still in the cockpit.
A total of 93 bodies have been found so far, he said.
AirAsia Indonesia Flight QZ8501 was en route from Surabaya, Indonesia, to Singapore when it crashed into the sea on December 28.
Investigators said last month the plane was being flown by the co-pilot when it went down.
They said the plane climbed abnormally from 32,000 feet to 37,000 feet in just 30 seconds causing an aerodynamic stall before crashing.
The normal climb rate is 1,000-2,000 feet per minute.
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