TransAsia distributes funds for crash victims' funeral costs

TransAsia Airways says it has begun distributing $38,000 to families of passengers who died in last week’s crash in Taiwan for funeral costs. [caption id=“attachment_2080841” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Relatives of victims pray near the body of the flight that crashed. AP[/caption] At the river where the propeller-jet crashed, divers on Sunday tried to find the bodies of three people still missing by using metal detectors to locate their watches. At least 40 people died after the ATR 72 crashed into the Keelung River minutes after takeoff Wednesday. Fifteen people were rescued and three others are missing. Preliminary investigations indicate the pilots shut off a running engine after its other engine went idle. Airline representatives met Sunday with Taiwanese families and relatives of passengers from the Chinese mainland, who made up the bulk of those on board. AP