Volunteers from the ZAKA rescue and recovery organization have arrived in Nepal to assist in the recovery and identification of Irina Shekhets, the American Jewish tourist who was killed in a plane crash a week ago. The Brooklyn law school graduate was celebrating her 30th birthday by trekking in Nepal.
A few days after the accident, when it became clear that the Nepalese authorities were unable to recover and identify her badly charred remains, the Israel-based and UN-recognized organization decided to send out a team, headed by the unit commander Mati Goldstein and Dano Monkotovitch. Both have much experience in dealing with similar plane crashes and natural disasters, including plane crashes in Mexico, the US and, most recently, the earthquake in Haiti."
