translated from Spanish: FACh reported on new findings and dubbed Hercules C-130 accident as “Operation Drake Pass”

The Chilean Air Force christened “Operation Drake Pass” the search efforts, with both national or international cooperation that are taking place since Monday when the Hercules C-130 aircraft crashed with 38 crew members on board. Through a statement, the institution reported that “today different elements were detected at sea more than 105 kilometers south of the previous findings, so it has been possible to focus rescue missions in that sector”. In addition, he recalled that “at noon an institutional C-130 aircraft arrived at Chabunco Air Base with the first finds of human remains and personal items, which were delivered to the Public Prosecutor’s Office for forensic expertise and confirm the identity of the people who are missing.” The same was done with the wreckage of the recovered aircraft, initiating the chain of custody so that the prosecutor instructing the investigation could determine its provenance,” he added. The FACh stated that it “continues to support the relatives of passengers and crew traveling on board the rugged aircraft through multidisciplinary teams made up of psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, kindergarten educators, legal and spiritual support, among others.” In that sense today a Boeing 737-300 aircraft, moved 39 families from Santiago to Punta Arenas, in order to internalize on the development of the rescue operations that are being carried out”, he concluded.

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