(CNN) Two bodies have been recovered after a Boeing 767 cargo plane nose-dived into shallow water in Texas with three people aboard, authorities said.

The plane was traveling from Miami to Houston when it crashed Saturday about 40 miles southeast of George Bush Intercontinental Airport.

Conrad Aska (left) and Sean Archuleta

Chambers County Sheriff Brian Hawthorne said in a news release the two bodies have been identified as First Officer Conrad Aska, 44, who was the copilot, and Sean Archuleta 36, the jump-seat rider. Aska's body was recovered February 23 and Archuleta's body was recovered February 24. Officials are still searching for the pilot of the plane.

Cardboard boxes and contents of packages were scattered across the water, along with parts of the twin-engine plane, Hawthorne said.

The plane was operated by Atlas Air Inc. on behalf of Amazon, the operator said in a statement.

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