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Malaysia Flight 370 'Ended in Southern Indian Ocean;' 'All Lives Are Lost,' Says Family Member

Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak (C) makes an announcement on the latest development on the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 plane at Putra World Trade Center in Kuala Lumpur March 24, 2014. Prime Minister Najib has told families of passengers of a missing Malaysian airliner that the plane ended its journey in the southern Indian Ocean, he said on Monday. Seen on right is Malaysia's acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein and on left is Department of Civil Aviation's Director General Azharuddin Abdul Rahman.
Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak (C) makes an announcement on the latest development on the missing Malaysia Airlines MH370 plane at Putra World Trade Center in Kuala Lumpur March 24, 2014. Prime Minister Najib has told families of passengers of a missing Malaysian airliner that the plane ended its journey in the southern Indian Ocean, he said on Monday. Seen on right is Malaysia's acting Transport Minister Hishammuddin Hussein and on left is Department of Civil Aviation's Director General Azharuddin Abdul Rahman. | (Photo: REUTERS/Edgar Su)
Selamat Omar, father of flight engineer Mohd Khairul Amri Selamat who was on board missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, is seen with his phone at a hotel where relatives of the passengers are staying, in Putrajaya March 24, 2014. The Malaysia Airlines plane that disappeared over two weeks ago crashed in the southern Indian Ocean, Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Monday.
Selamat Omar, father of flight engineer Mohd Khairul Amri Selamat who was on board missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370, is seen with his phone at a hotel where relatives of the passengers are staying, in Putrajaya March 24, 2014. The Malaysia Airlines plane that disappeared over two weeks ago crashed in the southern Indian Ocean, Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak said on Monday. | (Photo: REUTERS/Samsul Said)
A family member of a passenger aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 cries after watching a television broadcast of a news conference, at the Lido hotel in Beijing, March 24, 2014. Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has told families of passengers of a missing Malaysian airliner that the plane ended its journey in the southern Indian Ocean, he said on Monday.
A family member of a passenger aboard Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 cries after watching a television broadcast of a news conference, at the Lido hotel in Beijing, March 24, 2014. Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has told families of passengers of a missing Malaysian airliner that the plane ended its journey in the southern Indian Ocean, he said on Monday. | (Photo: REUTERS/Jason Lee)
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Any inkling of hope for a survival story coming out of the agonizing search for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 was definitively dashed Monday when Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak revealed that the flight ended in the middle of the remote southern Indian Ocean, "far from any possible landing sites."

It was a grim and somber end for the families of the 239 people who boarded the ill-fated flight which went missing on March 8.

"They have told us all lives are lost," a family member explained in a CNN report which said the news gutted the families. Screaming and crying could be heard after the news was delivered, explained the report.

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Prime Minister Razak cited new analysis of satellite data by British satellite company Inmarsat and the British Air Accidents Investigation Branch.

"This evening I was briefed by representatives from the U.K. Air Accident investigation branch, or AAIB. They inform me that Inmarsat, the U.K. company that provided the satellite data which indicated northern and southern corridors, has been performing further calculations on the data, using a type of analysis never before used in an investigation of this sort," he said.

"They have been able to shed more light on MH370's flight path. Based on their new analysis, Inmarsat and the AAIB have concluded that MH370 flew along the southern corridor and that its last position was in the middle of the Indian Ocean, west of Perth.

"This is a remote location, far from any possible landing sites. It is therefore with deep sadness and regret that I must inform you that, according to this new data, Flight MH370 ended in the southern Indian Ocean," he said before asking the press to have respect for the grieving families.

Philip Wood, the lone American who was on the ill-fate Malaysia Airlines Flight 370.
Philip Wood, the lone American who was on the ill-fate Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. | (Photo: Facebook/Finding Philip Wood)

"We share this information out of a commitment to openness and respect for the families – two principles which have guided this investigation. Malaysia Airlines has already spoken to the family of the passengers and crew to inform them of this development.

"For them the past few weeks have been heartbreaking. I know this news must be hard as well. I urge the media to respect their privacy and allow them the space they need at this very difficult time," he ended.

A Facebook page dedicated to the lone American who was on flight 370, Philip Wood, asked for prayers on Monday.

"Our collective hearts are hurting now. Please lift all the loved ones of MH370 with your good thoughts and prayers. Thank you for your continued support and for being our inspiration," noted a post to more than 22,000 followers.

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