JUST DONE: Police dogs have detected the smell of blood at the crash site of UPS Flight 2976, and DNA testing has now revealed a shocking and heartbreaking detail.
According to investigators on the scene, the alert came late this morning when trained cadaver dogs were sweeping through a section of the wreckage previously thought to be devoid of human remains. The dogs stopped repeatedly near a cluster of twisted metal, signaling to officers that something critical had been found.
Forensic teams quickly collected samples and rushed them to a DNA lab. Early results confirmed that the blood belongs to the co-pilot of Flight 2976 — the same officer whose final actions were recorded in the plane’s black box. Officials have not yet revealed whether the pilot’s blood was also recovered, but sources indicate that investigators are now focusing on understanding exactly how the crew was affected in the moments before the explosion.
“This changes everything,” said one senior investigator. “Until now, we believed most of the human remains were destroyed in the blast. Finding the co-pilot’s blood here suggests there may have been a struggle or an attempt to survive in the final seconds.”
Authorities have expanded the cordon around the site and are carefully documenting every fragment of debris, hoping to reconstruct the last moments of the flight. The discovery also raises new questions about what happened inside the cockpit, and whether mechanical failure alone can explain the sequence of events.
Families of the crew have been informed of the discovery, leaving them devastated but also hoping that these clues may finally bring some answers to the tragedy that has haunted aviation authorities and the public alike.
For now, the investigation continues, with forensic experts and police combing the wreckage for additional traces of blood, personal items, or evidence that could shed light on the fateful last minutes of Flight 2976.