Families of victims of an airliner crash in Brazil gathered yesterday at a morgue and hotels in Sao Paulo as forensics experts work to identify the remains of the 62 people killed in the accident.
The pilot and co-pilot were the first to be identified.
The remains of all 34 males and 28 females have been recovered.
The ATR 72 twin-engine turboprop operated by Brazilian airline Voepass was headed for Guarulhos international airport in Sao Paulo with 58 passengers and four crew members when it went down Friday in Vinhedo, 78 kilometers north of the metropolis.
At least eight physicians were aboard. Four professors at Unioeste University in western Parana were also confirmed dead.
Three-year-old Liz Ibba dos Santos, who was traveling with her father, was the only child.
The remains of Luna, a dog that was traveling with a Venezuelan family, was found in the wreckage.
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