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CBS News
3 days ago
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- CBS News
Sacramento area hospital seeks help in identifying patient
Officials are asking for help in identifying a patient who was brought to a Sacramento area hospital without any sort of identification. Dignity Health says the man was brought to one of their hospitals back on June 14 after he was found on a sidewalk along Wrigley Circle in North Highlands. The man had no identification with him and apparently is unable to identify himself. Officials didn't state why the man has been unable to identify himself, nor have they released information on his condition. Photo of the unknown patient. Dignity Health Hospital officials say the man appears to be between 60-70 years old. A photo of him has also been released. Anyone who can help identify the man is urged to call Dignity Health at (916) 537-5000.
NDTV
3 days ago
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- NDTV
Air India Plane Crash: 202 Victims Identified, 124 Bodies Handed Over To Families
In a major update on the Ahmedabad plane crash that killed 241 of the 242 onboard, DNA matches have been confirmed for 202 victims, with 157 bodies handed over to families so far. The remaining 33 cases are at various stages of the identification and handover process. DNA matching is still underway for 5 victims, while 15 bodies are awaiting additional samples from family members. Another 10 bodies are currently being processed for release, according to sources. Bodies Sent Across India and Abroad Of those killed, 2 bodies have been sent to foreign countries, while 11 were transported to states outside Gujarat. The majority of 202 bodies have been taken to locations within Gujarat by road. The victims included 123 Indian nationals, 27 British nationals, four Portuguese citizens, and one Canadian. Four others who died were not passengers. Authorities clarified that the four non-passenger fatalities occurred on the ground during the crash impact. The only survivor of the crash, Vishwaskumar Ramesh, is reported to be stable and was discharged from the hospital at 7:30 pm on Tuesday. His family had arrived in Ahmedabad from the UK earlier this week. However, a critically injured patient who had suffered extensive burns and was on a ventilator unfortunately succumbed to injuries on Tuesday, taking the death count among the wounded to three. Injured Patients Still Under Treatment As of now, 7 patients remain admitted at Ahmedabad's Civil Hospital, while 12 others are being treated in various hospitals across Gujarat, including Zydus and Apollo. Civil Hospital had initially admitted 71 injured passengers on the day of the crash. So far, 3 have died, while the rest are under observation or have been discharged. Amid rumours regarding medical student casualties, Dr. Joshi clarified that no students from BJ Medical College have died since admission. All student fatalities occurred during the crash itself and were declared dead on arrival.
The Print
4 days ago
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- The Print
Ahmedabad plane crash: 162 victims identified, 120 bodies handed over to kin
'Till 3.30 pm on Tuesday, DNA samples of 162 crash victims had been successfully matched, and 120 bodies handed over to the respective families. Remaining mortal remains will be released soon (after identification),' Gujarat Minister of State for Home Harsh Sanghavi said in a statement. Authorities are carrying out DNA tests to establish the identity of the victims as many bodies were charred beyond recognition or badly damaged in the deadly June 12 crash. Ahmedabad, Jun 17 (PTI) Five days after an Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad claimed 270 lives, 162 victims have so far been identified through DNA matching and 120 bodies handed over to their families, a Gujarat minister said on Tuesday. Medical Superintendent of Ahmedabad Civil Hospital Rakesh Joshi earlier expressed hope that the DNA profiling of all the victims will be completed by either Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning. The state government had earlier stated that samples of 250 victims, including persons on board the ill-fated flight as well as those killed on the ground, had been collected for identification. The process involves comparing DNA profiles from deceased victims with those of their family members to identify the deceased. This process is crucial when bodies are severely damaged or charred beyond recognition. DNA samples are collected from both the deceased and family members and matched to identify the deceased through scientific techniques. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with 242 persons on board crashed into a medical college complex in Ahmedabad moments after taking off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport at 1.39 pm on June 12. While 241 persons on board the London-bound aircraft died, one passenger miraculously survived. The crash also killed 29 persons on the ground, including five MBBS students. PTI PJT PD GK RSY This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
Time of India
5 days ago
- Time of India
Concerns over scavenging: Ahmedabad Police enlist animal rescuers to relocate stray dogs from AI 171 crash site
Live Events (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Ahmedabad: The city police have taken help from animal rescue teams to capture and relocate stray dogs from the Air India AI 171 crash site. This follows concerns that the dogs scavenged human remains, hindering recovery and identification and compromising investigation integrity . The May 12 crash killed all but one of the 242 people on board the London-bound Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner and at least 38 on the dogs around the crash site are in a bad condition and they are scavenging for food, said a senior police official. "The search operation is still on, and there are several human remains still being found every day. We have noticed that the dogs on site are eating the human remains and entering the crash site," he said. "We have to rehabilitate them for their protection as well as to maintain the sanctity of the investigation."Some of the dogs also appeared distressed, prompting authorities to act swiftly. Officials said the priority is to ensure that the animals receive proper care while also preventing any contamination of the crash Rajput, head of the Cattle Nuisance Control Department of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation , said his department is involved. "We have so far rescued four dogs from the crash site and brought them to our shelter at Danilimda so that they don't disturb the site," Rajput told ET. Personnel from his department have been working at the site from search teams continue to pull out human remains from the debris of the BJ Medical College hostel building destroyed in the crash and the surrounding areas. They recovered a body on Sunday, three days after the Monday, at least 15 human remains were found at the site. These discoveries highlight the challenges for search teams in ensuring complete and respectful recovery of the human remains. Scavenging animals complicate victim identification and debris clearing. Authorities manage the cordoned-off site to facilitate recovery and maintain public health and investigative of Monday, DNA samples of 99 victims have been matched, and 64 bodies, including that of former Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani, have been handed over to their families. The process of identifying remains is painstaking, often taking up to 72 hours for DNA matching, due to their condition.
The Print
5 days ago
- The Print
Plane crash: DNA tests identify 119 victims; hope to complete process by Tue-Wed, says official
Rupani was among the 242 passengers and crew members on board the London-bound Air India flight AI-171 that crashed in Ahmedabad on June 12. His mortal remains were handed over to his wife Anjali Rupani and other family members at the city civil hospital. An official expressed hope that the DNA profiling all the victims will be completed by either Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning. Ahmedabad, Jun 16 (PTI) Four days after the horrific crash of an Air India plane claimed 270 lives, 119 victims have so far been identified through DNA matching and 76 bodies, including that of former Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani, were handed over to their families, officials said on Monday. Authorities are carrying out DNA tests to establish the identity of the victims as many bodies were charred beyond recognition or damaged. 'Till Monday evening, 119 DNA samples have been matched, and 76 bodies have already been handed over to the respective families. These deceased were from different parts of Gujarat and Rajasthan,' Medical Superintendent of Ahmedabad Civil Hospital Dr Rakesh Joshi told reporters. He expressed hope that the DNA profiling all the victims will be completed by either Tuesday evening or Wednesday morning. He urged the grief-stricken kin of the victims to not panic over the time-consuming process of matching DNA samples with mortal remains. 'We are trying our best to finish this process as soon as possible. Some are complaining that the results have not come even after 72 hours. I appeal to them not to panic because this is a very important process with legal implications. We will call them as soon as results arrive,' Joshi asserted. Ahmedabad Civil Hospital authorities had said on Sunday that samples of 250 victims, including persons on board the ill-fated flight as well as those killed on the ground, had been collected for identification. The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner with 242 persons on board crashed into a medical college complex in Ahmedabad moments after taking off from the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport at 1.39 pm on June 12. While 241 persons on board the London-bound aircraft died, one passenger miraculously survived. The crash also killed 29 persons on the ground, including five MBBS students. PTI PJT PD GK NSK RSY BNM This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
