Brazilian civil defense teams worked through the night to recover the remains of passengers from a plane that crashed on Friday (Aug 9) near Sao Paulo, claiming the lives of all 62 people on board.
Regional carrier Voepass initially reported that the plane was carrying 57 passengers and four crew members, but confirmed on Saturday that an additional, previously unaccounted-for passenger had been on the flight, bringing the total number of casualties to 62.
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Regional carrier Voepass initially reported that the plane was carrying 57 passengers and four crew members, but confirmed on Saturday that an additional, previously unaccounted-for passenger had been on the flight, bringing the total number of casualties to 62.
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00:00Brazilian civil defense teams worked through the night to recover the remains of passengers
00:07from a plane that crashed on Friday near Sao Paulo, killing all 62 people on board.
00:13The Sao Paulo state government reported that by Saturday morning at least 21 bodies had
00:18been recovered, with two victims identified at the scene.
00:22All the bodies are being transferred to Sao Paulo's police morgue.
00:26On Friday, regional carrier Vopass stated that the plane was carrying 57 passengers
00:32and four crew members.
00:33However, on Saturday, the airline confirmed an additional unaccounted-for passenger was
00:39on the flight, bringing the total number of casualties to 62.
00:43Captain Macon Christo of the local fire department told reporters that all evidence that could
00:48assist in the identification process was being collected before each body was removed.
00:54Considering the physical characteristics of the people, even a document, a cell phone
01:00that some victims had on their pockets and were still there, considering their positioning
01:06on the aircraft in relation to the seat, who was sitting in each seat, so there are several
01:11factors that collaborate for this identification.
01:15Once all this evidence is collected, we remove the victim from the wreckage and then put
01:22A civil defense coordinator for Sao Paulo state said that relatives of the victims have
01:39been brought to Sao Paulo to provide genetic material for DNA identification and other
01:44information to assist in identifying the deceased.
01:47The aircraft, an ATR-72 turboprop, was en route from Cascavel in the state of Paraná
01:53to Sao Paulo when it crashed around 1.30pm local time in the town of Vinhedo, approximately
02:0080 kilometers northwest of Sao Paulo.