The remains of those aboard the EgyptAir flight that crashed into the Mediterranean Sea in May were recovered late Sunday, according to reports.
The Cairo-bound Airbus 320 crashed May 19, more than three hours after departing from Paris. All 66 people on board were killed.
The bodies that had been mapped at the crash site were recovered Sunday by a search vessel contracted by the Egyptian government.
The vessel will return to the crash location after delivering the remains in Alexandria "to conduct a new thorough scan of the seabed and to search for any (more) human remains," the Egyptian Aircraft Accident Investigation Committee said in a statement to the BBC.
After the remains are brought to Alexandria, investigators will perform DNA analyses in Cairo, CBS reported.
The plane dropped 38,000 feet into the Mediterranean Sea after swerving 90 degrees to the left.
The bodies were found at a depth of around 9,800 feet in and around the plane. The flight data recorder and the cockpit voice recording also have been recovered.
The data recorder indicated smoke in the lavatory and some of the plane's equipment.
Investigators say they found heat damage on parts of the wreckage but have yet to conclude what caused the crash.
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