SEWOL Disaster: Number of dead now at 226
On May 2 the number of recovered bodies from the "Sewol" rose to 226 after three more dead were found inside the wreck and one female more than four kilometers away from the sinking site.
76 persons were still reported as missing. Divers completed search operations in 44 passenger cabins of the total 64 on the third and fourth deck.
SAR operations have been hampered by rapid currents and floating objects. As the ferry was lying at 90 degrees on the port side. the search was wrapped up for the starboard side and the middle sides of the ship.
A total of 47 divers were conducting search operations, while 198 rescue ships and 37 airplanes were deployed to help search possible bodies swept far away from the scene.