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DNA Confirms Death of 16-Year-Old Chiara Costanzo in Crans-Montana Tragedy

An international task force in Sion is conducting DNA analyses to return names to the recovered bodies.

Overview

  • Andrea Costanzo said he received the call confirming his daughter's death after hours of uncertainty.
  • He and his wife are traveling from Crans-Montana to Sion to take part in formal identification procedures.
  • Authorities described a joint Swiss, Italian and Israeli effort using DNA to identify victims, a process expected to take time.
  • Until the confirmation, the family hoped Chiara might be among injured patients who had not yet been identified.
  • The father said the teens chose the Le Constellation venue only because other places were full and that his daughter would have avoided a place she considered unsafe.