October 27, 2005 Deceased Victims Released 10-27-2005October 27, 2005: Updated Number of Deceased Victims Recovered Following Hurricane Katrina

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Oct 27, 2005 -

• Recovered Bodies – At this time, state officials, working in conjunction with coroners from local parishes, have recovered 1,062 bodies. This is an increase from 1,061 recovered bodies reported on Oct. 25, 2005.

• St. Gabriel Morgue Facility Totals:

869 – Total bodies examined at the morgue

197 – Released to Families

672 – Remain at the morgue

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• Released Bodies – Last week, LDH reported 158 bodies had been released to families. Today, that number has been updated to 197 released bodies.

185 – Storm-related deaths

 12 –  Medical examiner cases not storm-related

• Demographic Breakdown of the 185 Storm-Related Deaths (released):

Race: African-American - 86 bodies (46% of total), Caucasian – 91 bodies (49%), Hispanic – 5 (3%), unknown – 3 (2%).

Gender: 92 males (50%), 93 females (50%).

Parish of Residence: 18 (10%), Orleans – 125 (68%), Plaquemines – 2 (1%), St. Bernard – 23 (12%), Washington – 1 (1%), unknown – 15 (8%), out of state – 1 (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

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