Brasília, Brazilian emergency crews on Saturday recovered the remains of the 62 victims aboard an airliner that plunged to the ground in the town of Vinhedo, near São Paulo the day before, killing all on board. The bodies of most of the victims (34 males and 28 females) had already been moved to São Paulo's police morgue for identification. The bodies of the pilot and co-pilot were identified earlier in the day, said Dario Pacheco, mayor of Vinhedo. Four people with dual citizenship were among the victims, three Venezuelans and one Portuguese woman, said regional carrier Voepass, which operated the aircraft. On Friday, Voepass said the plane was carrying 57 passengers and four crew, but on Saturday the firm confirmed another unaccounted-for passenger had been on the flight, putting the number of casualties at 62, according to Rueters. Authorities are using seat assignments, physical characteristics, documents and belongings such as cell phones to identify the victims, firefighter Maycon Cristo said at the crash site earlier on Saturday as the bodies were being pulled from the wreckage. Henguel Pereira, state civil defense coordinator, said that relatives of the victims were brought to Sao Paulo to provide DNA samples to aid in identification of the remains. Source : Bahrain News Agency
Monday, September 16, 2024