Injured victims of the White Island volcano tragedy have been flown home and are being treated in Australian hospitals, while police in New Zealand have released their guide to the complexities of the disaster victim identification process.
Ten New South Wales residents injured in the White Island volcano disaster are now being treated at two Sydney Hospitals, with two more patients arriving at Royal North Shore overnight.The family of one patient at Concord Hospital have requested privacy.
Meanwhile, Melbourne's Alfred hospital is treating three badly-burnt survivors and has been approached by Australians offering to donate their own skin. The bodies recovered have been taken to Auckland for the post mortem and disaster victim identification process. Police gather information about possible victims, such as descriptions of appearance, clothing, jewellery, photographs; medical and dental records, X-rays; fingerprints, from objects or official records ; and DNA samples, such as from a hairbrush, toothbrush or blood sample.Information from post-mortem and ante-mortem phases are brought together to find a match.
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