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TEHRAN, Jun 6 - South Korean fingerprint experts are assisting Hungarian officials in identifying the South Korean victims of last week's tour boat accident in Budapest.
TEHRAN, Young Journalists Club (YJC) - Fifteen of the 33 South Koreans aboard the Hableany (Mermaind) tour boat died after a collision with a river cruise ship, with 13 more and the two Hungarian crew members still missing. Seven South Koreans were rescued after May 29 accident.
South Korean Police Chief Superintendent Im Byung-ho said Thursday that special techniques allow fingerprints to be taken even from bodies that have spent up to three months in the water.
Officials said that after fingerprints are sent to South Korea, a preliminary identification is available in an hour, while written confirmation of the deceased's identity usually arrives in three hours.
The lifting of the Hableany from the river floor with a massive floating crane is being delayed by the Danube's high water levels.
Source: AP
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