BREAKING NEWS:Debris and Body found in Search Area for missing PLANE

Reports reaching us indicate that a body, luggage, a plane door and emergency slide - believed to be debris from missing AirAsia flight QZ8501 -  have reportedly been spotted by search teams.

Reports from crews suggest as many as 10 items may have been located - including what might be a life raft, life jackets and long orange tubes. 

There are also reports a body was also among the debris found.

'The body seemed bloated,' First Lieutenant Tri Wibowo, who was on board a Hercules aircraft during the search operation, was reported as saying by Kompas.com. 

Indonesian air force official Agus Dwi Putranto announced on Tuesday in Surabaya searchers may have found the site where the flight is believed to have downed. 

Displaying photos of 10 large objects and a number of smaller white-coloured, still unidentified objects, Mr Agus said the items were seen about 10km from the location where the aircraft was last logged on radar. 

He said there was confidence the location of the aircraft had now been found.

There were no immediate reports of any survivors, although the presence of a life raft might raise hopes people survived the crash.