MH17: How an Aussie cop received 'the train of the dead'

By Paul McGeough
Updated October 10 2015 - 3:13am, first published 3:05am
Australian Federal Police and their dutch counterparts searching at the MH17 crash site. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Australian Federal Police and their dutch counterparts searching at the MH17 crash site. Photo: Kate Geraghty
A piece of plane debris at one of the sites where the front section of Malaysian flight MH17 crashed and the pilots bodies were found. Photo: Kate Geraghty
A piece of plane debris at one of the sites where the front section of Malaysian flight MH17 crashed and the pilots bodies were found. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Debris from the front section of Malaysian flight MH17 on the outskirts of Rassypnoe village in the self proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, Ukraine. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Debris from the front section of Malaysian flight MH17 on the outskirts of Rassypnoe village in the self proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, Ukraine. Photo: Kate Geraghty
The rear fuselage of flight MH17 at the crash site in the fields outside the village of Grabovka in the self proclaimed Donetsk Republic, Ukraine. Photo: Kate Geraghty
The rear fuselage of flight MH17 at the crash site in the fields outside the village of Grabovka in the self proclaimed Donetsk Republic, Ukraine. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Australian Federal Police Senior Sgt Rod Anderson who was the head of the Disaster Victim Identification team at the MH17 crash site. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Australian Federal Police Senior Sgt Rod Anderson who was the head of the Disaster Victim Identification team at the MH17 crash site. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Australian Federal Police Detective Super Indendent Senior Investigating Officer Andrew Donoghoe (left) with AFP Senior Sgt Rod Anderson who was the lead in the Disaster Victim Identification process. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Australian Federal Police Detective Super Indendent Senior Investigating Officer Andrew Donoghoe (left) with AFP Senior Sgt Rod Anderson who was the lead in the Disaster Victim Identification process. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Australian Federal Police Senior Sgt Rod Anderson who was the head of the Disaster Victim Identification team at the MH17 crash site and later in The Hague, stands at the front gates of Hilversum military base where the bodies of the MH17 victims were brought once they landed in the Netherlands and where the DVI proccess took place. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Australian Federal Police Senior Sgt Rod Anderson who was the head of the Disaster Victim Identification team at the MH17 crash site and later in The Hague, stands at the front gates of Hilversum military base where the bodies of the MH17 victims were brought once they landed in the Netherlands and where the DVI proccess took place. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Australian Federal Police and their dutch counterparts searching at the MH17 crash site. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Australian Federal Police and their dutch counterparts searching at the MH17 crash site. Photo: Kate Geraghty
A piece of plane debris at one of the sites where the front section of Malaysian flight MH17 crashed and the pilots bodies were found. Photo: Kate Geraghty
A piece of plane debris at one of the sites where the front section of Malaysian flight MH17 crashed and the pilots bodies were found. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Debris from the front section of Malaysian flight MH17 on the outskirts of Rassypnoe village in the self proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, Ukraine. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Debris from the front section of Malaysian flight MH17 on the outskirts of Rassypnoe village in the self proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, Ukraine. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Australian Federal Police Detective Super Indendent Senior Investigating Officer Andrew Donoghoe (left) with AFP Senior Sgt Rod Anderson who was the lead in the Disaster Victim Identification process. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Australian Federal Police Detective Super Indendent Senior Investigating Officer Andrew Donoghoe (left) with AFP Senior Sgt Rod Anderson who was the lead in the Disaster Victim Identification process. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Australian Federal Police Senior Sgt Rod Anderson who was the head of the Disaster Victim Identification team at the MH17 crash site and later in The Hague, stands at the front gates of Hilversum military base where the bodies of the MH17 victims were brought once they landed in the Netherlands and where the DVI proccess took place. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Australian Federal Police Senior Sgt Rod Anderson who was the head of the Disaster Victim Identification team at the MH17 crash site and later in The Hague, stands at the front gates of Hilversum military base where the bodies of the MH17 victims were brought once they landed in the Netherlands and where the DVI proccess took place. Photo: Kate Geraghty
The rear fuselage of flight MH17 at the crash site in the fields outside the village of Grabovka in the self proclaimed Donetsk Republic, Ukraine. Photo: Kate Geraghty
The rear fuselage of flight MH17 at the crash site in the fields outside the village of Grabovka in the self proclaimed Donetsk Republic, Ukraine. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Australian Federal Police Senior Sgt Rod Anderson who was the head of the Disaster Victim Identification team at the MH17 crash site. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Australian Federal Police Senior Sgt Rod Anderson who was the head of the Disaster Victim Identification team at the MH17 crash site. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Australian Federal Police Detective Super Indendent Senior Investigating Officer Andrew Donoghoe (left) with AFP Senior Sgt Rod Anderson who was the lead in the Disaster Victim Identification process. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Australian Federal Police Detective Super Indendent Senior Investigating Officer Andrew Donoghoe (left) with AFP Senior Sgt Rod Anderson who was the lead in the Disaster Victim Identification process. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Australian Federal Police Senior Sgt Rod Anderson who was the head of the Disaster Victim Identification team at the MH17 crash site and later in The Hague, stands at the front gates of Hilversum military base where the bodies of the MH17 victims were brought once they landed in the Netherlands and where the DVI proccess took place. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Australian Federal Police Senior Sgt Rod Anderson who was the head of the Disaster Victim Identification team at the MH17 crash site and later in The Hague, stands at the front gates of Hilversum military base where the bodies of the MH17 victims were brought once they landed in the Netherlands and where the DVI proccess took place. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Australian Federal Police and their dutch counterparts searching at the MH17 crash site. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Australian Federal Police and their dutch counterparts searching at the MH17 crash site. Photo: Kate Geraghty
A piece of plane debris at one of the sites where the front section of Malaysian flight MH17 crashed and the pilots bodies were found. Photo: Kate Geraghty
A piece of plane debris at one of the sites where the front section of Malaysian flight MH17 crashed and the pilots bodies were found. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Debris from the front section of Malaysian flight MH17 on the outskirts of Rassypnoe village in the self proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, Ukraine. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Debris from the front section of Malaysian flight MH17 on the outskirts of Rassypnoe village in the self proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, Ukraine. Photo: Kate Geraghty
The rear fuselage of flight MH17 at the crash site in the fields outside the village of Grabovka in the self proclaimed Donetsk Republic, Ukraine. Photo: Kate Geraghty
The rear fuselage of flight MH17 at the crash site in the fields outside the village of Grabovka in the self proclaimed Donetsk Republic, Ukraine. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Australian Federal Police Senior Sgt Rod Anderson who was the head of the Disaster Victim Identification team at the MH17 crash site. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Australian Federal Police Senior Sgt Rod Anderson who was the head of the Disaster Victim Identification team at the MH17 crash site. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Australian Federal Police Detective Super Indendent Senior Investigating Officer Andrew Donoghoe (left) with AFP Senior Sgt Rod Anderson who was the lead in the Disaster Victim Identification process. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Australian Federal Police Detective Super Indendent Senior Investigating Officer Andrew Donoghoe (left) with AFP Senior Sgt Rod Anderson who was the lead in the Disaster Victim Identification process. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Australian Federal Police Senior Sgt Rod Anderson who was the head of the Disaster Victim Identification team at the MH17 crash site and later in The Hague, stands at the front gates of Hilversum military base where the bodies of the MH17 victims were brought once they landed in the Netherlands and where the DVI proccess took place. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Australian Federal Police Senior Sgt Rod Anderson who was the head of the Disaster Victim Identification team at the MH17 crash site and later in The Hague, stands at the front gates of Hilversum military base where the bodies of the MH17 victims were brought once they landed in the Netherlands and where the DVI proccess took place. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Australian Federal Police and their dutch counterparts searching at the MH17 crash site. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Australian Federal Police and their dutch counterparts searching at the MH17 crash site. Photo: Kate Geraghty
A piece of plane debris at one of the sites where the front section of Malaysian flight MH17 crashed and the pilots bodies were found. Photo: Kate Geraghty
A piece of plane debris at one of the sites where the front section of Malaysian flight MH17 crashed and the pilots bodies were found. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Debris from the front section of Malaysian flight MH17 on the outskirts of Rassypnoe village in the self proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, Ukraine. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Debris from the front section of Malaysian flight MH17 on the outskirts of Rassypnoe village in the self proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, Ukraine. Photo: Kate Geraghty
The rear fuselage of flight MH17 at the crash site in the fields outside the village of Grabovka in the self proclaimed Donetsk Republic, Ukraine. Photo: Kate Geraghty
The rear fuselage of flight MH17 at the crash site in the fields outside the village of Grabovka in the self proclaimed Donetsk Republic, Ukraine. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Australian Federal Police Senior Sgt Rod Anderson who was the head of the Disaster Victim Identification team at the MH17 crash site. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Australian Federal Police Senior Sgt Rod Anderson who was the head of the Disaster Victim Identification team at the MH17 crash site. Photo: Kate Geraghty

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