South Korea Confirms It Sent Wrong Bodies to Families of Ferry Victims

The South Korean government admitted that it sent the wrong bodies to families of those who died in the recent Sewol ferry accident that killed at least 183 and left 119 missing but believed dead, according to several reports.

On occasion, families discovered the bodies had been misidentified only after they saw the ferry victims at a funeral home

The South Korean government's emergency task force announced a new plan to ensure that no additional bodies were misidentified, according to The Guardian. The government will permanently transfer bodies to families only after a victim has been identified through DNA testing, dental records or fingerprinting. Government officials will still deliver bodies based on physical descriptions and any identification found on a person, but those transfers are subject to retraction pending scientific verification. Read more...