COL REYNALDO C TORRES DS (GSC)

The Chief Dental Service, AFP

17 November 2010

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in Garuda Aircrashed Jogjakarta, March 7th 2007

ROYAL THAI POLICE GENERAL HOSPITAL BANGKOK SEPT 26, 2007
Agung Widjajanto, MD, DFM, SpF Musaddeq Ishaq, MD, DFM Peter Sahelangi, DRG, DFM

DVI

Centre for Medical and Health Service of Indonesia National Police, Dept of Police Medicin

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MAP OF INDONESIA

JOGJAKARTA
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WEDNESDAY MARCH 7, 2007 AT 7.00 AM A BOEING 737-400 GARUDA INDONESIA FLIGHT GA-200 FROM JAKARTA TO JOGJAKARTA

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THE AIRPLANE EXPERIENCED A HARD LANDING AT ADISUCIPTO AIRPORT, JOGJAKARTA RIGHT AFTER HARD LANDING, IT WAS ENGULFED BY FIRE
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AN ENORMOUS FIRE SURROUNDED THE PLANE WITH 140 PEOPLE ONBOARD CONSISTED OF 133 PASSENGERS AND 7 CREWS CAUSING 21 PASSENGERS DEATH AND 119 PASSENGERS WERE WOUNDED

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PASSENGER SEAT AS IN MANIFEST

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INDONESIAN DVI TEAM RESPONS

CHIEF OF THE CENTRE FOR MEDICAL AND HEALTH SERVICE OF THE INP AS THE COMMANDER OF THE INDONESIAN NATIONAL DVI TEAM DIRECTLY ORDERED THE PROVINCES DVI TEAM FROM JOGJAKARTA AND CENTRAL JAVA TO GO TO THE SCENE A.S.A.P AND CONDUCT THE INTERPOL DVI PROCESS POLICE Sr. SUPT. Dr. SLAMET POERNOMO, SpF, DFM WAS APPOINTED AS A DVI COMMANDER

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INITIAL BRIEFING BY DVI COMMANDER

THE TEAM CONSISTS OF :
1. CENTRE FOR MEDICAL & HEALTH SERVICE OF INP 2. DEPT OF FORENSIC MEDICINE OF GAJAHMADA UNIV. 3. DEPT OF DENTISTRY OF GAJAHMADA UNIV.

4. DEPT OF FORENSIC MEDICINE OF UNIV.OF INDONESIA

5. DEPT OF FORENSIC MEDICINE OF AIRLANGGA UNIV. 09

PHASE I : THE SCENE

SCENE ACTIVITY : 1. SEARCHING 2. LABELLING 3. RECORDING 4. PUT INTO BODY BAG 5. EVACUATION

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SECOND DAY AT THE SCENE :

SEARCHING FOR REMAINS BODY PARTS AND PROPERTY

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PHASE 2 : PM
THE MORTUARY
1. GENERAL&PHYSICAL EXAM

2. PHOTOGRAPHY
3. AUTOPSY 4. DENTAL EXAMINATION 5. SAMPLING FOR DNA PROFILE

EXPERTS INVOLVED
1. FORENSIC PATHOLOGISTS 2. FORENSIC ODONTOLOGISTS 3. ANTHROPOLOGISTS 4. RADIOLOGISTS 5. FINGERPRINT EXPERTS

DENTAL EXAMINATIONS BY DENTISTS

PROPERTY AND BODY EXAMINATIONS

VICTIM CONDITIONS
1. BURNT
2. MISSING OF HANDS AND FEET 3. FACE WERE BURNT 4. ABDOMINAL MUSCLE BURNT COMPLETELY ORGAN VISSIBLE 5. TEETH GENERALLY STILL INTACT

SOME PROPERTIES THAT STILL INTACT THE BODY

HEART STENT FOUND

POST MORTEM EXAMINATIOS PERFORMED by IND. AND AUST. DVI TEAM

TOTAL VICTIMS BEING EXAMINED 21 BODIES IN TWO DAYS
WHICH WERE 13 MALES AND 8 FEMALES

THEN TO NEXT PHASE: RECONCILIATION

PHASE 3 : COLLECTING AM DATA

COLLECTING FROM VICTIMS FAMILIES : NAME, AGE, SEX, PHOTOGRAPH, SPECIAL MARKS, PROPERTY, ETC.

PRIORITY DATAA TO BE COLLECTED, IF WE COULD GET PRIMARY IDENTIFIERS WHICH FINGER PRINT AND DENTAL RECORD.

TOTAL 22 AM DATA COLLECTED : 15 MALES AND 7 FEMALES

(FROM PM EXAMINATION RESULT 13 MALES AND 8 FEMALES)

TOTAL DETAILED AM DATA RECEIVED

16 INDONESIAN : 10 MALES AND 6 FEMALES

5 AUSTRALIAN : 3 MALES AND 2 FEMALES

AM DATA : 1. PHYSICAL MARKS, PROPERTY, PHOTOGRAPH 1. DENTAL RECORDS 2. MEDICAL RECORD (HEART
SURGERY HOSTORY)

PHASE 4 : RECONCILIATION

IDENTIFICATION METHODS
1. PRIMARY IDENTIFIERS - DENTAL RECORD 2. SECONDARY IDENTIFIERS - MEDICAL RECORD - PROPERTY - PHOTOGRAPH

Day 1 : Identified 7 bodies

All mongoloid ; Consist of 5 females and 2 males. 2 males identified by dental identification 1 female identified by visual identification. 3 bodies were identified by dental and properties, (wearing specific jewelry). 1 body identified by dental identification and medical (wearing heart stent)

TABLE OF VICTIM IDENTIFICATION ON THE 1ST DAY

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NAME

S E X F F F

A G E 77 73 73

BODY BAG NO. 001 005 021

IDENTIFICATION METHOD USED Medical record, visual, property Dental record, property Dental record, property

REMARKS

1 2 3

Mrs. SS Mrs. OP Mrs. ZS

Released 7/3/07 Released 7/3/07 Released 7/3/07

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5 6 7

Mrs. OWS
Mrs. GP Mr. KH Mr. FX S

F
F

70
70

013
010 020 012

Dental record

Released 7/3/07

Dental & medical record Released 7/3/07 (heart stent) Dental record Dental record Released 7/3/07 Released 7/3/07

M 80 M 46

Day 2 : Identified 9 bodies

All Mongoloids : 1 female and 8 males. 1 female and 7 males identified by dental. 1 male identified by visual (superimposed) and property.

TABLE OF VICTIM IDENTIFICATION ON THE 2ND DAY

NO NAME S E X A G E BODY BAG NO. 009 019 015 008 003 018 007 011 IDENTIFICATION METHOD USED Superimposed property Dental record Dental record Dental record Dental record Dental record Dental record Dental record REMARKS

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Mr. JA Mr. PS Mr. TY Mr. MN Mr. WW Mrs. DRH Mr. TP Mr. ES

M 24 M 53 M 37 M 45 M 45 F 42 M 55 M 56

Released 8/3/07 Released 8/3/07 Released 8/3/07 Released 8/3/07 Released 8/3/07 Released 8/3/07 Released 8/3/07 Released 8/3/07

Mr. WM

M 45

004

Dental record

Released 8/3/07

Day 3
All of the 16 Indonesian had been identified.

As for the 5 remaining bodies still could not be identified, because no AM data records available to be compare.

Day 4 : All 5 Caucasians were positively identified

TABLE OF IDENTIFIED VICTIMS ON 4TH DAY OF THE OPERATION

NO NAME S E X A G E BODY BAG NO.
006 016 002 014

IDENTIFICATION METHOD USED

Dental & medical records Superimposed Property Dental record Dental record

REMARKS

17 18 19 20

Mr. BS Mr. HMSM Mr. MDS Mrs. AS

M 35 M 37 M 42 F 42

Released 10/3/07 Released 10/3/07 Released 10/3/07 Released 10/3/07

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Mrs. EJO

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Dental record

Released 10/3/07

IDENTICATION RESULTS
18 BODIES WERE IDENTIFIED BY PRIMARY METHOD USING DENTAL RECORDS 2 BODIES WERE IDENTIFIED BY SECONDARY METHOD USING SUPERIMPOSED TECHNIQUE. 1 BODY WAS IDENTIFIED BY SECONDARY METHOD USING VISUAL IDENTIFICATION

SUPERIMPOSED TECHNIQUE
AS ONE OF THE VISUAL METHOD

ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS COMPLETED

1. CERTIFICATE OF DEATH
2. COMPARISON REPORT 3. CERTIFICATE OF IDENTIFICATION ALL PROPERTY RETURNED TO FAMILY

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PRESS RELEASED

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OBSTACLES
COORDINATION ; amongst the government institutions and other parties were not smooth.
Due to the socio-cultural background and people still not familiarized with the DVI procedures through scientific process, made some family insisted of their next of kin just by their belief. Lack of supporting means and facilities. Minimal involvement of the airline company.
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CONCLUSION
THE INDONESIAN NATIONAL DVI TEAM HAS BEEN PERFORMED THE INTERPOL DVI PROCEDURE IN A GARUDA AIRCRASHED AND REACHED 100% IDENTIFIED IN 4 DAYS

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THANK YOU
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