Australians take part in search for more human remains from MH17 crash site

By Paul McGeough
Updated August 2 2014 - 1:18pm, first published 9:24am
Australian Federal Police officer Brian McDonald (second from right) talks with his Dutch counterpart. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Australian Federal Police officer Brian McDonald (second from right) talks with his Dutch counterpart. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Australian Federal Police searching at the MH17 crash site for human remains. Photo: Kate Geraghty
Australian Federal Police searching at the MH17 crash site for human remains. Photo: Kate Geraghty
The convoy including the OSCE, Australian Federal Police and their Dutch counterparts making their way to the MH17 crash site. Photo: Kate Geraghty
The convoy including the OSCE, Australian Federal Police and their Dutch counterparts making their way to the MH17 crash site. Photo: Kate Geraghty
A portion of the MH17 wing lies in a field. Photo: Kate Geraghty
A portion of the MH17 wing lies in a field. Photo: Kate Geraghty
AFP officers on a bus head to Soledar village. Photo: Kate Geraghty
AFP officers on a bus head to Soledar village. Photo: Kate Geraghty

At last, after weeks of frustration for investigators and emotional pain for families and friends of the 298 passengers and crew lost in the crash of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17, the wheat and sunflower fields of eastern Ukraine on Friday took on the appearance of an orderly, professional search for human remains and personal belongings.