Oncologists and family members with dog among the dead

As the investigation continues into the plane crash in Brazil that killed 62 people, more details are emerging about the victims.

The victims included oncology doctors, a three-year-old boy, a lawyer specializing in lawsuits against airlines and a Venezuelan family and their dog, according to local media reports.

All bodies have been recovered from the site of Friday’s plane crash in the state of Sao Paulo.

The twin-engine turboprop was flying from Cascavel, in the southern state of Paraná, to Guarulhos airport in the city of São Paulo, when it crashed in the town of Vinhedo on Friday.

Images circulating on social media show a plane descending vertically, spiraling as it falls.

The plane crashed into a residential area, but no one on the ground was injured. Authorities said only one home in a local condominium complex was damaged.

Among the deceased passengers were also two doctors from the Uopeccan Oncology Hospital in Cascavel, Mariana Belim and Ariane Risso.

They were among eight doctors headed to a medical conference.

Liz Ibba dos Santos, three, the youngest victim of the disaster, was traveling with her father, Rafael Fernando dos Santos. Her mother, a journalist, was not on the flight.

Among the other victims is a family who returned to their home country of Venezuela after their dreams of a new life in Brazil went up in smoke.

Josgleidys Gonzalez was traveling with her mother, Maria Gladys Parra Holguin, and her young son, Joslan Perez.

According to a family friend who wrote on social media, the three had left Venezuela due to financial difficulties and moved to Cascavel, but had not been able to arrange Joslan’s documentation, since he was born in Venezuela but raised in Brazil.

As a result, they were returning home. Their plan was to change planes in Sao Paulo and fly to northern Brazil before completing the journey by bus.

Their dog, Luna, boarded the plane with them because Joslan’s mother couldn’t bear to see him separated from their pet, the family friend said. The family had the dog vaccinated as required by the airline.

The death toll also includes a lawyer, Laiana Vasatta, who worked as a lay judge at the Court of Justice of Paraná and also represented clients in lawsuits against airlines. She posted videos on social media offering assistance to consumers.

The state of São Paulo said it had completed operations to remove the victims’ bodies from the crash site on Saturday evening.

He added that the bodies – 34 men and 28 women – will be transferred to the police morgue in the city of São Paulo, where they will be identified and returned to their families.

Authorities are still trying to determine what caused the plane’s dramatic crash.

Analysis of the plane’s flight recorders has already begun, and the Brazilian Air Force said a preliminary report would be published within 30 days.

The plane crash is the worst in Brazil since 2007, when A TAM Express plane crashed and caught fire at Congonhas Airport in Sao Paulokilling 199 people.