Material on Australian shore being examined in Malaysian jet search
Posted April 23, 2014 2:58 am.
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PERTH, Australia – Authorities say unidentified material that washed ashore in southwestern Australia is being examined for any link to the lost Malaysian plane.
The search co-ordinationcentre said Wednesday evening that police secured the material that washed ashore 10 kilometres east of Augusta in Western Australia.
Its statement did not describe the material found.
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is examining photographs to assess whether further investigation is needed and if the material is relevant to Flight MH370.
Augusta is near Australia’s southwestern tip, 310 kilometres from Perth, where the search has been headquartered.
