Authorities in Malaysia are investigating claims that a plane wreckage found on an island in the Philippines could be from missing flight MH370.
A teenager living on the remote Sugbay island, in the far south of the Philippines, was hunting for birds in the jungle and claims he stumbled on a wreckage “full of skeletons” and a Malaysian flag.
The Star reports:
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Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said Sunday that police were seeking the assistance from the Filipino authorities to validate the report, which was lodged by a 46-year-old man on behalf of his relative who allegedly found the wreckage while hunting for birds at Sugbay Island in Tawi Tawi.
In confirming the report, Khalid said: “There was no photograph to support the claim so we are relying on our counterpart to check.”
Khalid added that it would take one or two days before the claim could be verified.
On Saturday, the audiovisual technician reported to Sandakan police that a visiting relative from Sugbay Island had stumbled upon aircraft wreckage there in early September.
In the report the man said the relative and a few others were hunting for birds when they spotted the wreckage on the island.
They managed to get near the wreckage where they found human bones. They also found skeletal remains in the pilot’s chair with the seat belt fastened.
Before leaving the area, they took a flag they found in the wreckage.
The man said he informed police as the wreckage could be that of an airplane that disappeared last year.
Sabah Police Commissioner Datuk Jalaluddin Abdul Rahman said they were investigating the man’s claims and are still trying to verify their authenticity.
