Second Black Box Recovered From Air India Crash Site
Search teams have retrieved the cockpit voice recorder from the wreckage of the Air India plane that crashed in Ahmedabad last Thursday, killing over 270 people on board and on the ground.
The discovery of the voice recorder follows the earlier recovery of the flight data recorder.
Authorities say both devices—commonly referred to as black boxes—are crucial in helping investigators determine what led to the crash of the London-bound Boeing 787 Dreamliner shortly after take-off.
While Indian media report at least 270 fatalities, officials are yet to release a confirmed death toll, as the process of identifying victims continues.
Air India reported that 241 people on board died, with a 40-year-old British man being the sole survivor.
India’s Air Accident Investigation Board is leading the probe, supported by the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board due to the aircraft’s American manufacture.
On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s principal secretary, Pramod Kumar Mishra, visited the crash site in Gujarat to oversee emergency response and coordinate support for affected families.
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