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Rescuers have recovered the bodies of 11 more women and nine more men from the wreckage of the diving boat that went on fire and sank near Santa Cruz Island, as the search for the remaining victims has been suspended. Rescuers have recovered the bodies of 11 women and nine men from the wreckage of the diving boat that went on fire and sank near Santa Cruz Island, and located five more, as the search for the remaining victims has been suspended.
Of at least 38 people who were on board the scuba diving vessel, the Conception, only five are known to have survived. Five more bodies had reportedly been recovered earlier. The rest are missing. Of at least 38 people who were on board the scuba diving vessel, the Conception, only five are known to have survived. Five more bodies have been located in the wreckage but are yet to be recovered. The rest are missing.
The victims have to be identified using DNA tests, as their bodies had sustained “extreme thermal damage” in the blaze, Santa Barbara County Sheriff Bill Brown said at a press-conference Tuesday.
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