The Head of the East Java Regional Police's Medical and Health Division, Senior Commissioner M. Khusnan, informed that his party is still undergoing post-mortem examination for the six bodies at Bhayangkara Hospital in Surabaya.
"We have been identifying six bodies since Sunday morning. Of the total 32 body bags, the six are being processed and the post-mortem examinations for the rest have been completed," Khusnan explained on Sunday.
According to him, the team received a total of 37 body bags, including five victims who had previously been confirmed dead. Of these, eight have been identified.
He conveyed that the identification process is being carried out 24 hours a day, with forensic doctors and the East Java Regional Police's DVI team working in shifts.
"Our team is working around the clock to ensure the identification process is completed quickly. This is also the wish of the victims' families," he remarked.
The team has also taken DNA samples from all the bodies and body parts to be sent to the National Police Medical and Health Center (Pusdokkes) in Jakarta via a flight this afternoon.
"All DNA samples have been taken and sent to Jakarta. If additional body parts with matching DNA results are found, they will be combined as they belong to one person," Khusnan explained.
To date, the Operations Director of the National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas), Yudhi Bramantyo, said that a total of 130 victims have been recovered, consisting of 104 survivors and 26 deceased.
The Al-Khoziny Islamic Boarding School building in Sidoarjo District collapsed on September 29, 2025, while hundreds of students were performing prayers in the ground-floor prayer room.
On Thursday (October 2), the National Disaster Mitigation Agency (BNPB) decided to deploy heavy equipment to assist in evacuating victims from the site.
Before the decision was made, the agency conducted three field assessments from Wednesday to Thursday to detect any signs of life.
Based on the results, Basarnas concluded that there were no signs of life among the trapped victims.
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Translator: Resinta Sulistiyandari
Editor: Azis Kurmala
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