The body of a male passenger from the Air Niugini flight that crashed in the Federated States of Micronesia on Friday has been found in the Chuuk Lagoon.

The airline has released a statement saying it was in touch with the man's family and arrangements were being made to repatriate his body.

Air Niugini said the circumstances surrounding the accident were now a matter for the relevant authorities.

Earlier the airline had said none of the 47 passengers and crew aboard the Boeing 737 had died, although several were seriously injured.

[Source: Radio NZ]