LE BOURGET, France -- A French investigator says Air France Flight 447 did not break up in flight but plunged vertically into the Atlantic Ocean. Alain Bouillard, leading the investigation into the June 1 crash for the French accident investigation agency BEA, also says life vests found among the wreckage of the plane were not inflated. All 228 people aboard the plane were killed when it plunged into the ocean en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris. Bouillard said at a news conference outside Paris on Thursday that the search for the plane's black boxes has been extended by 10 days and will continue through July 10. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. Check back soon for further information. AP's earlier story is below. LE BOURGET, France (AP) _ A French investigator says Air France Flight 447 did not break up in flight but plunged vertically into the sea. Alain Bouillard, leading the investigation into the May 31 crash for the French accident investigation agency BEA, also says the life vests found among the wreckage of the plane were not inflated. Bouillard said at a news conference in Le Bourget outside Paris on Thursday that the search for the plane's black boxes has been extended by 10 days and will continue through July 10. All 228 people aboard the plane were killed when it plunged into the Atlantic en route from Rio de Janeiro to Paris.
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