Three days after flight AI 171 crashed, a total of 80 DNA samples have been matched and 33 bodies handed over to the families, Additional Medical Superintendent of Ahmedabad Civil Hospital, Dr Rajnish Patel said Sunday.
“Two more families will receive the bodies later in the night and 13 more will be handed over (to families) on Monday morning. Further, 21 more families will arrive to take the bodies,” Dr Patel said. Dr Patel added, “11 families have lost more than one person. They are awaiting the DNA results of all family members before taking the bodies home.”Of the deceased whose bodies had been handed over, 12 are from Ahmedabad, 5 from Vadodara, Mehsana (4), Anand (4), Bharuch (2), Kheda (2), Botad (1) and Aravalli (1).
Also, one body each belonged to families from Rajasthan’s Udaipur and Jaipur. According to the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), 33 families have been handed death certificates.
