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Case WX005

Case number
WX005
Coroner District
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

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