December 1, 2005:
Updated Number of Deceased Victims Recovered Following Hurricane Katrina
Recovered Bodies – At this time, state officials, working in conjunction with coroners from local parishes, have recovered 1,090 bodies. This is an increase from 1,086 recovered bodies reported on Nov. 28, 2005.
St. Gabriel Morgue Facility Totals:
897 – Total bodies examined at the morgue
487 – Released to Families
145 – Ready to be released; attempting to locate family members
2 – Identified; awaiting autopsy
263 – Identity unknown
Released Bodies – Last week, LDH reported 435 bodies had been released to families. Today, that number has been updated to 487 released bodies (see attachment.) Seven deaths that were reported last week as medical examiner cases have since been reclassified as storm-related fatalities.
466 – Storm-related deaths
21 – Medical examiner cases not storm-related
Demographic Breakdown of the 466 Storm-Related Deaths:
Race: African-American - 228 bodies (49% of total); Asian-Pacific – 2 (1%); Caucasian – 221 bodies (47%); Hispanic – 13 (2%); Native American – 2 (1%).
Gender: 238 males (51%), 228 females (49%).
Parish of Residence: Jefferson – 24, Orleans – 344, Plaquemines – 2, St. Bernard – 86,
St. Tammany – 2, Washington – 1, unknown – 3, out of state – 2, St. John – 1, East Baton Rouge – 1.
Deceased Victims Reported by Other Parish Coroners:
Ascension – 9 Assumption – 3
East Baton Rouge – 72 Iberia – 6
Jefferson – 30 Lafourche – 2
Livingston – 5 Plaquemines – 3
St. Charles – 8 St. Tammany – 7
Tangipahoa – 26 Terrebonne – 19
West Baton Rouge – 3