John Butt, Nova Scotia’s chief medical examiner during the Swissair crash aftermath, returned to Nova Scotia for the tragedy's 25th anniversary on ...
John Butt, Nova Scotia’s chief medical examiner during the Swissair crash aftermath, returned to Nova Scotia for the tragedy's 25th anniversary on Saturday.Former Nova Scotia chief medical examiner Dr. John Butt poses for a photo in Halifax on Thursday. The head of team responsible for identifying the remains of the 229 people who died in the crash of Swissair Flight 111, Butt is in Halifax for the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 2, 1998 tragedy.
Monica Danon, left, of Geneva, Switzerland, who lost her husband in the Swissair tragedy, and Dr. John Butt, who served as the chief medical examiner for the crash, pay their respects at the Swissair Flight 111 memorial during the 10th anniversary service in Bayswater, N.S., Sept. 2, 2008. - Paul Darrow / Reuters
And as Alberta’s chief medical officer, he had sifted through the wreckage of the 1986 Hinton rail disaster, which claimed 23 people, and, a year later, the aftermath of an Edmonton tornado that killed 27.A volunteer aboard a private boat searches the floating debris from Swissair Flight 111 in the Atlantic Ocean off Peggys Cove on Sept. 3, 1998, as a Canadian Coast guard vessel also takes part in the search.
Then using the tools of the pathologist’s trade — dental records in this case proving to be the most effective — Butt and his team got to work. Until that is, the Friday night after the Swissair crash. Inside a ballroom at Halifax’s Lord Nelson Hotel, he rose to address some 600 people who had lost someone dear in the waters off Nova Scotia.
Butt still keeps in touch with one family, a victim’s wife and son, both of whom live in the United States.
Philippines Latest News, Philippines Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Family of Eskasoni woman who died while incarcerated suing province, Nova Scotia HealthSYDNEY, N.S. — The family of an Eskasoni woman who died while incarcerated is suing the Nova Scotia government and the Nova Scotia Health Authority. In ...
Read more »
Family of Eskasoni woman who died while incarcerated suing province, Nova Scotia HealthSYDNEY, N.S. — The family of an Eskasoni woman who died while incarcerated is suing the Nova Scotia government and the Nova Scotia Health Authority. In ...
Read more »
Nova Scotia 1st province to stop imprisoning migrantsEarlier this month, Nova Scotia became the first province to stop locking up migrants in its provincial jails who were detained for administrative reasons by the Canada Border Services Agency.
Read more »
Nova Scotia fishers, Indigenous stakeholders call for more dialogue amid violenceThe St. Mary's Bay region continues to see more violence after fishers allege that out-of-season fishing of lobster is being done on a large scale.
Read more »
Families of Nova Scotia mass shooting victims want sincere RCMP apology, lawyer saysAn RCMP spokeswoman says the force is working on the mass shooting inquiry’s recommendations in order to address ‘gaps in our approach’
Read more »
Families of Nova Scotia mass shooting victims want sincere RCMP apology: lawyerA lawyer representing a majority of the families affected by the April 2022 mass shooting in Nova Scotia says they have yet to see any “concrete change” by the RCMP.
Read more »