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Last updated on: Jun 07, 2009 at 06:24 PM
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Part of the wing of the Air France Airbus in image released by the Brazilian Navy in Sunday
Air Force Col. Henry Munhoz says four of the bodies were men and four were women. He did not immediately provide information about the gender of the other bodies. The flight was carrying 228 people when it crashed the night of May 31.
Munhoz also told reporters Sunday night that several structural parts of the Airbus 330 were recovered at the location from which Flight 447 sent a burst of messages saying it was having electrical problems and loss of cabin pressure.
Brazil navy pulling wreckage from the sea
Brazilian investigators are searching a zone of several hundred square miles (square kilometers) roughly 400 miles (640 kilometers) northeast of the Fernando de Noronha islands off Brazil's northern coast.
Munhoz and Cardoso declined comment on the condition of the recovered bodies, saying the release of that information would be too emotionally painful for relatives.
Authorities also announced that searchers spotted two airplane seats and other debris with Air France's logo, and they have recovered jet wing fragments and other plane debris.
Munhoz said there is "no more doubt" that the wreckage is from Flight 447.
"We're sailing through a sea of debris," Cardoso said.
Hundreds of personal items belonging to the passengers have been recovered, but Munhoz said authorities would not immediately identify them because relatives of the victims panicked after authorities on Saturday announced the discovery of a laptop computer and a briefcase with a plane ticket inside it.
"We're don't want to cause them more suffering," Munhoz said.
Bodies and plane wreckage were being transported by ship and should arrive Monday at Brazilian islands of Fernando de Noronha, where the military has set up a staging post for the search operation. From there, remains and debris will be taken to the northeastern coastal city Recife for identification.
Air France Flight 447 emitted its last signals roughly 400 miles (640 kilometers) northeast of the Fernando de Noronha islands.
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Jun 07, 2009 at 04:50 PM Anonymous Says:
Let's all pray that they find the find the jewish body so that they should be able to be mater the eguna
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Jun 07, 2009 at 05:03 PM Anonymous Says:
“ Let's all pray that they find the find the jewish body so that they should be able to be mater the eguna ”
it would be pretty hard to Identafy with the fish etc....
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Jun 07, 2009 at 06:14 PM Anonymous Says:
with dental records and dna it should be easy.. It would be a chatzi nechomo
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Jun 07, 2009 at 06:13 PM power up Says:
“ Let's all pray that they find the find the jewish body so that they should be able to be mater the eguna ”
There is no need to identify him, the possiblity of someone surviving is nul, and if there are cameras at the gate seeing him entering the plane, nothing more is needed
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Jun 07, 2009 at 05:56 PM scientist Says:
ever heard of DNA bro?
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Jun 07, 2009 at 05:54 PM Anonymous Says:
“ Let's all pray that they find the find the jewish body so that they should be able to be mater the eguna ”
first of all, in this case I don't believe there is a need to find bodies to be mater agunah. unfortunately, there is enough evidence ...
second of all, you have to be very careful making selfish statements like you did about finding yidish bodies.
our apologist, liberal, double standard, self hating jewish fellow readers might be offended!
I'm waiting for the standard 'chilul hashem!' comments...
(is there like a button on these idiot's keyboards that automatically inserts 'chillul hashem'? maybe CTRL-SHIFT+CH ?)
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Jun 07, 2009 at 07:24 PM Milhouse Says:
“ first of all, in this case I don't believe there is a need to find bodies to be mater agunah. unfortunately, there is enough evidence ...
second of all, you have to be very careful making selfish statements like you did about finding yidish bodies.
our apologist, liberal, double standard, self hating jewish fellow readers might be offended!
I'm waiting for the standard 'chilul hashem!' comments...
(is there like a button on these idiot's keyboards that automatically inserts 'chillul hashem'? maybe CTRL-SHIFT+CH ?) ”
There is enough evidence only if there is proof that he was on the plane. Such proof may not be available.
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Jun 07, 2009 at 08:33 PM Anonymous Says:
I did not know until now there was any yiddishe neshomos aboard.
BDE
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Jun 07, 2009 at 08:24 PM Anonymous Says:
“ There is enough evidence only if there is proof that he was on the plane. Such proof may not be available. ”
ANd even if it is. It is a mtter of closure for his family. But in anycase once these bodies are identified it will bring at least a small bit of comfort to these families. It is a terrible tragedy and may the RS"O be merachem.
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Jun 07, 2009 at 09:54 PM Anonymous Says:
“ There is no need to identify him, the possiblity of someone surviving is nul, and if there are cameras at the gate seeing him entering the plane, nothing more is needed ”
That is not so. There is always the chance he walked off after he walked on. Matir agunah needs 100% for sure, and 99.9999% is not enough.
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Jun 08, 2009 at 09:19 AM MS Says:
Even if they have proof he was on board and the wife is matir aguna, hopefully they still find the body so he can have a proper burial! Nebach if his body remains on the bottom of the ocean and is not burried.