A first body of a victim of the Air France Rio-Paris flight was recovered Thursday from the bottom of the Atlantic, 24 hours after the start of operations. "The body, still attached to a seat of the aircraft, appears degraded, " said the General Directorate of Gendarmerie (DGGN). DNA samplings will be performed to try to identify the victim.
Wouldn't evolved gasses remain in the tissues until brought to the surface, at which point they would cause damage/destruction to any remaining structure as they are emitted. Probably best to leave the dead where they are as much as possible. Easier on everyone.
