Members of the Search and Rescue Agency SARS carry debris recovered from the sea presumed from missing Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ 8501 at Pangkalan Bun, Central Kalimantan, December 30, 2014 in this photo taken by Antara Foto.
Members of the Search and Rescue Agency SARS carry debris recovered from the sea presumed from missing Indonesia AirAsia flight QZ 8501 at Pangkalan Bun, Central Kalimantan, December 30, 2014 in this photo taken by Antara Foto.REUTERS/Antara Foto/Kenarel (INDONESIA - Tags: TRANSPORT DISASTER TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

Efforts to locate the missing bodies of AirAsia Flight QZ8501 is currently hampered by story weather and strong tides making the last day of the year more emotional for the families who are waiting for their loved ones. AirAsia Captain Iriyanto's daughter, Angela Ranastianis, made an emotional plea for her father to come back home posted on the social network Path.

Along with a picture of her dad, her heartbreaking message reads: "Papa pulang. Kakak masih butuh papa. Kembalikan papaku. Papa pulang pa, papa harus ketemu." Which roughly translates as: "Papa come home. I still need you. Return my papa to me. Papa come back, we have to meet."

With 2,000 flying hours on his belt, Captain Iriyanto is an experienced Air Force pilot who flew F-16 fighter jets before becoming a commercial pilot. His experience with AirAsia Airbus 320 includes 6,100 flying hours before his plane went missing on Sunday, Dec. 28., after he requested to move up to avoid the bad weather condition.

Sharing the same sentiment, the daughter of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 chief steward Andrew Nari expressed her support of the 22-year-old daughter of the flight pilot. In statement posted on Strait Times, Ms Maira hoped that Angela and the rest of the family waiting for their loved ones to come home would stay strong.

The authorities have confirmed that six bodies have now been retrieved from the search and rescue operations out of 162 people who are in the plane en route to Singapore from Surabaya, Indonesia. The six bodies were recovered from the Java Sea alongside luggage, a plane door and an emergency slide 100 miles off the coast of Borneo Island. The wreckage was found earlier today, Dec. 31, and was confirmed by the rescue team that it's from Flight QZ8501.

About six miles from AirAsia Flight QZ8501's last communication with air traffic control, several pieces of red, white and black debris were spotted which is a good indication that it's coming from the missing flight. Indonesian President Joko Widodo also confirmed his plans to visit the crisis centre in Surabaya and the suspected crash site near Pangkalan Bun.

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