South Korean authorities have discovered bird feathers and blood in both engines of the Jeju Air aircraft that crashed and killed 179 people on December 29, 2024.  

On January 16, 2025, Korean investigators announced that feathers were found in one of the engines recovered from the crash scene, as reported by local news outlet MBN. The Korea Aviation Accident Investigation Board confirmed that feathers were also found in the other engine. 

The South Korean National Biological Resources Agency (NBRA), responsible for the analysis, indicated that “feathers came out of both engines”, and noted that “a total of 17 samples, including feathers and blood stains, have been analyzed”. 

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