ZAKA team to head to site of Alps crash

A team of eight ZAKA volunteers will fly to France on Monday morning to the site of the Germanwings plane crash to recover the remains of Israeli victim Eyal Baum.

“ZAKA volunteers will offer their extensive experience and expertise in international search and recovery missions to the local search teams,” according to a statement from the organization.

“In particular, the ZAKA volunteers will work to recover, identify and bring the remains of Israeli Eyal Baum to a full Jewish burial in Israel. Lufthansa, the parent company of Germanwings, agreed to the request of the Baum family to bring a ZAKA delegation from Israel to assist in the recovery operation.”