Families of the 'Jeju Air Disaster' Victims to Receive List of 90 'Autopsy Completed' Tomorrow

Among the 179 victims of the Jeju Air disaster, the list of 90 victims who have completed autopsies is expected to be handed over to the bereaved families on the 31st. Accordingly, the delivery of the bodies is also predicted to take place as early as the 31st.

According to the representatives of the Jeju Air disaster bereaved families on the 30th, the recovery authorities have agreed to hand over the list of 90 victims whose autopsy procedures are completed by the 31st to the representatives. The autopsy is the final verification procedure conducted by investigative agencies before handing over the bodies to the families.

The criteria for selecting the 90 victims have not been disclosed. Regarding this, the representatives explained, "We think they selected within the limits of what has been recovered as much as possible."

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A representative of the group said, "We will notify you as soon as we receive the list, so please discuss with your families and freely decide whether to leave immediately or stay here," adding, "Even if you go outside, we earnestly ask that at least one representative stay until the end."

As of 8 p.m., the recovery authorities have identified 164 of the total 179 deceased. For the remaining 15 whose identification is difficult, DNA samples have been collected and comparison work is underway.

At the accident site, mobile refrigerated containers for temporarily storing the recovered bodies are being installed. By the afternoon of the day, a total of 11 units were installed, and the plan was to store all bodies, but delays caused backlash from the families. The representatives stated in a briefing, "Since yesterday, we have requested refrigerated vehicles to store the bodies and received a promise that all would be completed by this afternoon," adding, "However, upon inspection of the site, not a single body was stored in the refrigerated vehicles."

They criticized, "Government officials are only saying comforting words to appease the bereaved families but are not keeping their promises," and added, "The victims deserve final dignity and respect, but the current reality is that they are lying scattered on the hangar floor."

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