Search underway as Indonesian airliner carrying 62 people goes missing after take-off

Indonesian soldiers stand near a crisis center set up following a report that a Sriwijaya Air passenger jet has lost contact with air traffic controllers after take off, at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport in Tangerang, Indonesia, Saturday, Jan. 9, 2021. The Boeing 737-500 took off from Jakarta and lost contact with the control tower a few moments later. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

An Indonesian passenger plane carrying 62 people has lost contact with air traffic controllers minutes after taking off from the capital on a domestic flight.

Debris found later by fishermen is being examined to see if it was from the missing Sriwijaya Air flight, officials said.