NEW CLUE: In a shocking turn of events, a police K9 unit searching the wooded area 300 meters from the UPS Flight 2976 crash site has discovered what appears to be a human arm buried beneath layers of burnt debris and twisted metal fragments.
Preliminary DNA testing has confirmed that the remains match one of the two victims aboard the flight — but investigators are not ruling out another possibility. The condition of the arm and the unusual location where it was found have raised suspicions that it might not have detached during the crash itself, but rather been placed there afterward.
Authorities are now examining whether the arm truly belonged to the pilot or co-pilot, or if it could be linked to an unknown third individual — someone who may have been present near the scene before or after the explosion. Officials emphasize that the evidence is still inconclusive.
“For now, we can only say it’s consistent with the DNA of one of the listed victims,” said one investigator. “But certain inconsistencies — including the state of preservation and the surrounding materials — don’t completely align with the crash timeline.”
The discovery has reopened several questions about the final minutes of UPS Flight 2976 and what may have happened after the fire was first reported. Police have expanded the search radius and are collecting additional biological samples to determine whether the limb was moved, planted, or concealed by someone yet unidentified.
Investigators stress that nothing has been ruled out — not even the possibility that the arm could belong to someone anonymous, whose connection to the crash has yet to be uncovered.