Victims’ remains exhumed in search for Westerners

Miranda Leitsinger, Khao Lak

The bodies were initially buried in sandy trenches in Bang Muang north of Khao Lak because there were not enough refrigerated containers to hold them, said Dr Pornthip Rojanasunand, Thailand’s leading forensics expert.

More containers have arrived and the bodies will be moved to refrigerated storage units after fresh DNA samples are taken, dental records collated, and a microchip inserted into each to ease identification, Dr Pornthip said.