2008/10/11

Australian DNA Specialists Going to Nepal

The Australian Federal Police are sending a team of 5 forensic specialists-- Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) team-- to recover the remains of twenty-four-year-old Chalene Zamudio and 31-year-old Andrew McLeod who were killed in Wednesday's plane crash in Nepal. DNA identification of the bodies is required; and Nepal does not have the resources or equipment. There were eighteen casualties. Only the pilot survived. The team will be based in Kathmandu.

See also:
Nepal Update
Nepalese Plane Crash kills 18

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