yes...in the news conference they danced around the question, reporters then asked are they still alive and of course they said they hold out every hope but really, what else can they say...they have no bodiesHaving SAR teams trampling a crime scene is pointless. They aren't alive. They'd just destroy evidence.
of course everyone still hopes they are alive, but after 48 hours the odds decrease incrementally per hour, this guy needs to tell and end this sham and further suffering