Body of crashed Tu-154 pilot in command lifted from sea bottom

The body of the ill-fated Tu-154 pilot in command, Roman Volkov, has been lifted by divers from the sea bottom, a source in the law enforcement agencies said on Monday, TASS reports.

"When large fuselage fragments were lifted, one more body was found. When lifted the body was identified as the plane’s pilot in command Roman Volkov, judging by the insignia," the source said.

Apart from that, according to the source, divers lifted 70 more fragments of bodies.