QZ8501: Eight more bodies identified - Police Commissioner Budiyono
The identification process of the victims was based on the post-mortem data (as primary data) and ante-mortem (secondary data). - File Photo
Eight more bodies have been identified by the Disaster Victims Identification (DVI) team today, bringing the total number of identified victims from the ill-fated AirAsia flight QZ8501 to 24 people.
DVI Head of Police East Java, General Commissioner Budiyono confirmed that the 24 bodies have been identified and brought to Bhayangkara Hospital, here today.
The victims are:
1. Indahju Liangsih (Female, age: 17)
2. Stephanie Yulianto (Female, age: 14)
3. Jou Christine Yuanita (Female, age: 62)
4. Soetikno Sia (Female, age: 60)
5. Ratri Sri Andriani (Female, age: 30)
6. Ruth Natalia Made Puspitasari (Female, age: 26)
7. Rudy Soetjipto (Male, age: 54)
8. Nico Giovanni (Male, age: 17)
The identification process of the victims was based on the post-mortem data (as primary data) and ante-mortem (secondary data).
Budiyono said, 242 DVI experts from Malaysia, Singapore, Saudi Arabia and South Korea were tasked to identify the victims.
The eight remains have been handed to their respective families for the funeral.
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