BODY OF AIR FRANCE DOC JANE FOUND.Byline: PAT FLANAGAN John Patrick "Pat" Flanagan (born 1891 in Preston, Lancashire) was an English footballer. An inside forward, Flanagan played youth football for Stourbridge before joining Norwich City in 1908, before moving to Fulham in 1909. THE body of an Irish doctor killed in the Air France Air France in full Compagnie Internationale Air France French passenger and cargo airline with more than 200 destinations in some 80 countries. It introduced supersonic Concorde service in 1976, but financial loss led the company to cease its Concorde plane disaster has been recovered, it was confirmed yesterday. Dr Jane Deasy, 27, from Dublin, died along with two friends on board the flight AF447 which crashed into the Atlantic on June 1. A statement yesterday on behalf of mother Barbara, father Joseph, and sisters Caragh and Alison said they are "enormously relieved that the body of the late and the loved" Dr Deasy has been found. It added: "They wish to thank all those who prayed for her return and send messages of support, which were a source of great comfort at this very difficult time. "The thoughts of the family and [boyfriend] Alex are with the Butler and Walls families and they are praying the bodies of Jane's beloved friends will also be found." Foreign Minister Micheal Martin extended his condolences to the family. He said: "The family of Dr Jane Deasy has been informed that her remains have been positively identified as among those found in the aftermath of the Air France flight AF447 crash. I reiterate my sincerest condolences to Dr Deasy's family and to all those who lost loved ones in this terrible tragedy." Mr Martin said an Irish embassy official was in contact with the Brazilian authorities and were helping to arrange the repatriation Repatriation The process of converting a foreign currency into the currency of one's own country. Notes: If you are American, converting British Pounds back to U.S. dollars is an example of repatriation. of Dr Deasy's remains. He added: "My Department continues to be in close contact with the three families who had loved ones on this flight and our Embassies in Paris and Brasilia remain in contact with the relevant authorities. "The Irish Embassy official in Recife Recife (rəsē`fĭ) [Port.,=reef], city (1991 pop. 1,298,229), capital of Pernambuco state, NE Brazil, a port on the Atlantic Ocean. It is also called Pernambuco by foreigners. will continue to liaise with Brazilian authorities regarding repatriation of remains." Doomed flight 447 from Rio de Janeiro to Paris had 228 on board when it went missing four hours after take off. Dr Deasy was returning from a holiday with two friends, Dr Eithne Walls, 28, from Ballygowan, Co Down, and 26-year-old Dr Aisling Butler of Roscrea, Co Tipperary, when the Airbus A330 disintegrated over the mid-South Atlantic. She had graduated from Trinity College Trinity College, Ireland: see Dublin, Univ. of. Trinity College Private liberal arts college in Hartford, Conn., founded in 1823. It is historically affiliated with the Episcopal church, though its curriculum is nonsectarian. Dublin's medical school in 2007 and was due to take up a position at the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital in Dublin yesterday. CAPTION(S): LOSS Dr Jane Deasy |
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