Recovery of Human Remains from a Vehicle Submerged for 43 Years Using a Marine Venturi Vacuum System
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7776172 |
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| Authors | Amy R Michael (0000-0003-3746-3087, University of New Hampshire, corresponding author), Amy Michael, Leslie Fitzpatrick (University of New Hampshire), Marcella Sorg, Marcella H Sorg (0000-0002-7168-1240, University of Maine), Steffen Poltak, Steffen R Poltak (Portsmouth Regional Hospital), Kyana Burge, K Michelle Burgess (University of New Hampshire), Alyssa Moreau (University of New Hampshire) |
| Year | 2022 |
| Publication date | 2022-08-31 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Forensic Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2573-5020 • E-ISSN: 2573-5039 |
| Publisher | University Press of Florida (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.5744/fa.2022.0007 |
| OpenAlex | W4293802630 |
| Language | EN |
Forensic recovery of submerged human remains may present logistical challenges for forensic anthropologists. In the case reported here, a decedent was recovered from a submerged car that could not be moved or dissembled per environmental safety standards. A recovery approach uniting forensic anthropologists, dive teams, and private contractors operating a marine venturi vacuum system resulted in a successful and nearly complete recovery
Archaeology · Forensic engineering · Forensic science · Venturi effect · Engineering · History · Maritime and Coastal Archaeology · Mechanical Engineering
| Highly cited | No |
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