Spare a thought for the Recovery Team-

[malaise]

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/28/germanwings-rescue-worker-interview-recovery-49525
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Germanwings crash: ‘the overriding feeling is one of injustice,’ says officer with grim task of retrieving the dead
Colonel Patrick Touron of the team recovering the remains of Germanwings 4U9525 says the work is physically exhausting, perilous and psychologically draining

It was, even by the standards of criminal research, a gruesome job.

The flecks of white on the ground that the first helicopter search-and-rescue teams had seen were not patches of melting snow, as first thought, but debris from the aircraft mingled with human remains.

Once investigators understood that the biggest piece of wreckage was barely the size of a family car, there was a collective realisation that the stretchers would not be necessary. “We do not have a single intact body,” Touron, deputy director of the National Gendarmerie Criminal Research Institute, told the Observer.

“If you see the wreckage, it’s no surprise that we have not found [whole] bodies, but parts of bodies. We have, at this exact moment in time, about 1,500 body parts.”

[scarletwoman]

1. “We do not have a single intact body” Yes, spare a thought for the recovery team.

I can't imagine a more gruesome and heartbreaking task.

[malaise]

2. A horrible task in a dangerous place

The only good news is that it is still cold so there is significantly less decay - but they have to keep the animals at bay at night - wolves et al. More than a few of them will never recover from this.

[scarletwoman]

3. Aw, jeeze...

I didn't even think about the animals, how awful!

I wish the recovery team peace - that they may not be haunted by nightmares.

[Aerows]

7. I didn't think of that, either.

Awful.

I am right with you there - I hope that they do not become haunted by this, but I suspect it is something that will never fail to affect you.

[malaise]

11. Neither did I

Heard a discussion about it - awful is the word.

[SickOfTheOnePct]

4. I had to do this in my Air Force days

Much smaller plane, eight victims, some completely intact, others torn apart. Yes, it is gruesome and heartbreaking, and yet, the idea that you're helping families by bringing their loved ones home did help.

[Aerows]

9. I can't think of a more

heart-wrenching duty to be laid before me. I appreciate people like you that can and *will* do such terrible necessities.

Tragic.

[malaise]

12. Good for you

I'd break - I'm a first rate wimp.

[scarletwoman]

16. Thank you. You make an important point - knowing that you're helping families.

I think there's an instinctive human imperative to take care of the bodies of our fellow humans after death. And if that means having to gather up bodies in pieces, it will be done.

Thank you for being one of those who has done this grim task.

[Aerows]

5. Horrid, but necessary task

I know it has to be arduous and soul-draining, but I am thankful they are doing it.

[99Forever]

6. No doubt.

What a gruesome task, may they find a way to forget what they have to do after it's done.

[Fumesucker]

8. ...

[cwydro]

10. Re your previous thread -

Do you still think he was an "entitled asshole"?

Nope, it appears he was not. Angry he didn't get the routes he wanted - and knew he'd never make captain. Just a mass murderer with a grudge.

Agendas are so tiresome. And usually off base.

[malaise]

13. Yes - big time n/t

[cwydro]

14. He was denied the routes he wanted.

He had to begin as a flight attendant.

Did you know that?

Entitled pukes don't have to do that.

Sorry it doesn't fit your storyline.

[malaise]

15. He should never have been near the flight deck

Truth will out

By the way this thread is about the recovery workers

[cwydro]

17. Yeah, like your other thread

was about pilots.

But it wasn't.

[KMOD]

18. Investigators Collect 150 Different DNA Profiles of Germanwings Crash Victims

PARIS – Investigators working on the wreckage from the Germanwings A320 that crashed on March 24 in the French Alps have identified 150 different genetic profiles; however, the samples collected at the site still need to be matched with DNA submitted by the families of those who died in the crash to verify their identities, a task that will begin early next week, Marseille prosecutor Brice Robin told reporters on Thursday.

http://www.laht.com/article.asp?CategoryId=12395&ArticleId=2381975

My heart, and my respect is with all of the recovery team. Just an awful job. But it's very clear they are doing a very thorough, and very expert job as quickly as they can.