"Based on the new analysis, [investigators] 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," Rizak said in announcing the dramatic development.
"This is a remote location, far from any possible landing sites. It is therefore for 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.
Tragic, tragic news.