Investigators find DNA of 78 crash victims

onnaedo

March 30, 2015 12:37 PM

Recovery teams have so far only reached the mountainside on foot or by helicopter to continue the search for human remains as well as parts of the aircraft.

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Investigators of the Germanwings crash have found DNA samples of 78 of the 150 victims of the crash.

They however denied reports that the body parts of co-pilot who crashed the plane, Andreas Lubitz had been identified.

BBC reports that recovery teams have so far only reached the mountainside on foot or by helicopter to continue the search for human remains as well as parts of the aircraft, including the flight data recorder which is still missing.

Marseille prosecutor Brice Robin also said an access road was being built to the remote crash site.

Meanwhile, an official memorial service for those onboard the crashed Germanwings flight will be held on 17th April in Germany's most famous church, Cologne Cathedral, in the presence of President Joachim Gauck and Chancellor Angela Merkel.

Also, the pastor of the Lutheran church in co-pilot Andreas Lubitz's hometown, Michael Dietrich, told news men that the church was standing behind the family, further saying there had been no direct contact with the family though he believed they were receiving good help.

Earlier on, a leaked transcript from the plane's voice recorder revealed the captain, who has been named in media as Patrick Sondenheimer, telling Lubitz he was not able to go to the toilet before take off, to which the co-pilot replies he can go at any time.

The captain then asks Lubitz to "take over" but isn't let back into the cockpit upon his return and eventually starts screaming to be let back into the cockpit, shouting "For God's sake, open the door!"

The captain tries to break the door down with an axe while passengers are heard screaming as the captain begs again to be let in.

Investigators think there is the sound of the plane's wing hitting a mountaintop before final screams.

Investigations into the crash have continued even as there have been calls for a full investigation to be completed before any further conclusions are revealed.

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