Limitations and
obstacles
- Most of
the victims were wearing only swim suits at the time of the incident and
consequently there is very limited evidence with which to identify the bodies.
- Most of the victims were drowned and it took 4-5 days to recover the bodies.
The heat and high humidity of the tropical climate contributed to the fast
decomposition of the bodies further hindering the collection of evidence.
The Royal
Thai Police are working to the Interpol standard with the cooperation and
assistance of Disaster Victim Identification (DVI) Teams from 15 countries and
forensic specialists until all the bodies have been identified. In order to
assist with identification, relatives of the victims are requested to provide
further information such as; dental records, fingerprints, DNA or any other
means of identification.