South Korea plane crash bodies ‘left sprawled on hangar floor’ as family fury grows over disaster that killed 179
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THE remains of victims killed in a horror plane crash in South Korea were left on the floor of the hangar, families claim. Distraught relatives of the 179 who died in the disaster at Muan International Airport on Sunday have accused authorities of "neglecting" bodies recovered from the wreckage.
![[The burning wreckage of a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/181-people-bangkok-south-korea-960289917.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Some 174 victims have so far been identified, with the final five bodies still undergoing DNA testing. Many bodies were badly damaged in the crash after the jet exploded into a fireball when it smashed into a concrete wall - making it challenging for authorities to identify victims.
![[Firefighters and rescue personnel work at the scene]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/181-people-bangkok-south-korea-960327127_512eb8.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
But officials have been accused of "neglecting" the remains of victims and leaving bodies on the floor of the hangar in the aftermath of the crash. Park Han-shin, head of the bereaved family council of the Jeju Airplane disaster, lashed out at authorities for failing to quickly install freezers.
![[Kang Ko, 43, and his wife Jin Lee Seon, 37, and their son were killed]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/179-five-people-died-tragedy-960603797_d11749.jpg?strip=all&w=779)
He said: "Unlike the government promised, the victims' remains are being neglected. "The government promised to install freezers to manage the remains, but the installation was delayed and the remains were left on the floor of the hangar. "The staff accompanied by the deputy prime minister reported that the freezer installation was going well, but this was not true".
![[A relative of a victim at Muan International Airport]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/7c2216-crashed-muan-international-airport-960494192_c00ffa.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
Officials are believed to have recovered more than 600 body parts as they deal with the aftermath of the horror crash. Dozens of grieving relatives have been camped at the airport since the crash, desperately waiting to see the bodies of their loved ones.
![[The empty desks of five co-workers killed in the crash]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/condolence-flowers-laid-desk-government-960691317.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
