Brazilian emergency crews recovered the remains of 62 victims of the disaster on Saturday. airplane which crashed in the city of Vinhedo near Sao Paulo, killing all on board.

As for the bodies of most of the victims, 34 men and 28 womenhave already been handed over to the Sao Paulo police morgue for identification. The remains of the pilot and co-pilot were identified earlier, Vinhedo Mayor Dario Pacheco said.

Among the victims were four people with dual citizenship. three Venezuelans and a Portuguese womanThis was reported by the regional airline Voepass, which operated the plane.

The Venezuelans were 4 year old boy, his mother and grandmotherlocal media reported Globe NewsAccording to the publication, the boy’s dog was also on the flight the family was planning to take to Colombia.

On Friday, regional airline Voepass noted that the plane There were 57 passengers and four crew members on board.But on Saturday the company confirmed there was another unregistered passenger on the flight, bringing the death toll to 62.

Authorities used seat allocation, physical characteristics, documents and items such as mobile phones. identify the victimsFirefighter Maicon Cristo said earlier at the scene as bodies were being pulled from the rubble.

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For their part, the relatives of the victims were transferred to Sao Paulo for provide DNA samples To help with identification, said Hengel Pereira, civil defense coordinator for the Sao Paulo state government.

The so-called “black box” of the planewhich contains voice recordings and flight data, is being analyzed, Marcelo Moreno, director of Brazil’s Senipa Air Accident Investigation Center, said at a news conference in Vinhedo.

The ATR-72 turboprop aircraft was en route to Sao Paulo from Cascavel in Paraná state when it crashed at around 1:30 p.m. local time in the city of Vinhedo, about 80 km northwest of Sao Paulo. Despite fall in a residential areano one on the ground was hurt.

Likewise, the plane was flying normally until 13:21 local time, when stopped answering callsRadar contact was lost at 1:22 p.m., the Brazilian Air Force said in a statement.

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The pilots did not report any emergencies or adverse weather conditions, the Air Force added.

The Franco-Italian company ATR, jointly owned by Airbus and Leonardo, is a leading manufacturer of regional turboprop aircraft with a capacity of 40 to 70 seats. ATR said Reuters last friday its specialists were “fully dedicated” to investigating the accident. (RTS)