Written by Brendan Dabhi , PARIMAL DABHI Ahmedabad | June 14, 2025 16:00 IST 2 min readThe crash killed all but one of the passengers as well as four medical students and a doctor’s wife. (Express photo)The body of an Air India flight attendant on board Air India flight AI 171 has been retrieved from the tail section of the ill-fated aircraft, officials said.The London-bound B787 Boeing Dreamliner Air India flight carrying 242 passengers and crew members crashed into BJ Medical College and Hospital’s Atulyam hostel soon after it took off on June 12. The crash killed all but one of the passengers as well as four medical students and a doctor’s wife.It was the tail section that crashed into the hostel mess, where the medical students and the doctor’s wife had been having lunch. Search operations continue at the site, which now has heavy security as investigation continues into the cause of the crash.“Personnel of the Ahmedabad Fire and Emergency Services were working on the tail section of the aircraft, which is lodged in the mess area of the hostel. While cutting through it, they found the body of the flight attendant,” one official said.Chief Fire Officer Amit Dongre said the body had been sent to the Ahmedabad Civil Hospital for autopsy. The body has yet to be identified.Stay updated with the latest - Click here to follow us on Instagram© The Indian Express Pvt LtdTags:Ahmedabad plane crash