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Cooley Hurd

(26,877 posts)
Thu May 14, 2015, 12:37 PM May 2015

Philadelphia Amtrak Crash: Investigators Find Eighth Body, Fire Chief Says

Source: NBC News

An eighth body was discovered Thursday in the wreckage of the Amtrak train that crashed in Philadelphia, the fire commissioner said.

Commissioner Derrick Sawyer said that search dogs found the body in one of the train's badly damaged cars. He did not immediately identify the victim. Mayor Michael Nutter said that he believed all 243 people on the train were accounted for.

"Unfortunately, again, we must now report that we have confirmed eight deceased from this horrible tragedy," the mayor said.

Read more: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/amtrak-crash/philadelphia-amtrak-crash-investigators-find-eighth-body-fire-chief-says-n358926





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Philadelphia Amtrak Crash: Investigators Find Eighth Body, Fire Chief Says (Original Post) Cooley Hurd May 2015 OP
What a shame. Beacool May 2015 #1
How awful for his poor family! Rhiannon12866 May 2015 #2

Rhiannon12866

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2. How awful for his poor family!
Thu May 14, 2015, 05:09 PM
May 2015

This is such a horrific mess that it's taken a long time for everyone to be accounted for. Just heard on MSNBC that they now have accounted for all 243 passengers.

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