Missing Luxor body found

Body to be exhumed from a German grave

The missing body of a British air hostess killed in the Luxor massacre in Egypt has been found.

The West Yorkshire coroner Roger Whittaker announced that Karina Turner's body had been buried in Germany.

Karina, 24, was one of three generations of the same family killed at Luxor when 58 tourists were gunned down by Islamic militants.

Her remains have been identified by DNA and dental records.

Mr Whittaker said he had been informed by the German authorities, via the Foreign Office, that Karina's body had been mistakenly identified as that of a German woman and been buried.

The body in Halifax is believed to be that of a German in whose grave Karina's remains lie.

Karina's body is yet to be exhumed but that is expected to happen soon.

A burial service is being planned at home for Karina, her five-year-old daughter Shaunnah and her mother Joan, 53, so all three generations can be laid to rest in one service.

Confusion over bodies

Three generations to be buried together

Three bodies were initially identified as the Turners and flown back to Britain.

They were taken to a mortuary in Halifax near the family home in Ripponden, West Yorkshire.

But at the end of November it was discovered that the body thought to be Joan Turner was in fact that of a Swiss national.

Joan's body was then found in Switzerland and flown back to the UK before it was discovered that the body thought to be Karina was not in fact hers.