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MH17 intact passengers

I know it's a morbid discussion, but why are some of the MH17 passengers' bodies still intact after the crash? I'd think falling high from the sky, what's more from a plane, would have left no human body intact?
Some bodies wouldn't have been torn apart completely by the crash but rather the people would've died from the impact of it. I doubt they're looking too pleasant either though and it's probably a very small minority of bodies which are intact in view of the way the plane was downed.


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There are quite a number of bodies that are intact. Lots of pictures too.
Some bodies would be burnt when fuel ignited, some would be shredded by shrapnel and some would just fall to the ground. Those that fall to the ground probably have nearly every bone in the body broken but look 'normal' from the outside.
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^^^^

Adding evidence to above post, this article from TIME states (in 3rd paragraph) that impact at terminal velocity on body "inflicts devastating internal injuries, but the skin tends to remain intact"

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