Families across India, the United Kingdom and around the world searched for updates, clinging to hope as authorities worked to establish who had survived."Even then, we searched desperately for signs of survivors, hoping to find our father's name among those taken to the hospital," Hetal tells SBS Gujarati.She says that hope faded as the scale of the disaster became clear.To many people, Himanshu was a highly respected medical professional.To his family, he was much more.Manan describes his father as both a parent and a trusted friend It was only later, as they reflected on old memories and family stories, that the connection became fully apparent.For Manan, the coincidence remains difficult to process.Soon after learning of the crash, the family travelled to India.What followed was an agonising wait as authorities worked to identify victims through DNA testing, but days passed without confirmation.Manan recalls the uncertainty of those first days."As soon as we reached India, we followed all the procedures to search for our father's body," he says."My uncle gave his DNA samples, but it couldn't match."Every morning brought fresh hope and fresh disappointment