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Case WX005
Foilsithe
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Foilsithe
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Teanga: Níl leagan Gaeilge den mhír seo ar fáil.
Case number | WX005 |
Coroner District | Wexford |
Location discovered | The sea near Tuskar Rock |
Date discovered | 11 May 1968 |
Full remains | Yes |
Gender | Male |
Descriptive details | None provided |
Post Mortem and other examination detail | None provided |
DNA profiling | Yes |
Details of where the remains are interred, including plot number if known | Crosstown Cemetery in Wexford |
Any other information | 24 March 1968, Aer Lingus Flight 712 crashed into the sea near Tuskar Rock while on route from Cork to London killing all 61 passengers and crew. 13 bodies were recovered shortly after the accident and were identified and buried. On 11 May 1968 the decomposed remains of a male adult were recovered near the location of the crash. The post mortem carried out concluded that the injuries were consistent with someone involved in a plane crash. Remains never identified. March 2000 exhumation carried out for DNA |