( CNN ) -- Nearly three years after the Costa Concordia cruise ship ran aground off Italy 's Giglio Island , the remains of the final victim have been recovered . The remains of Russel Rebello were found in a cabin in the wrecked ship , which is currently in Genoa , where it was moved to be scrapped , Italy 's state-run ANSA news agency said Monday . Thirty-two lives were lost in the January 2012 incident , when the ship ran aground with more than 4,200 passengers aboard . The remains of all the dead had been found except for Rebello 's . Rebello 's brother , Kevin Rebello , confirmed the news on Facebook . `` I promised my family that I will bring back home my brother some day , '' Kevin Robello wrote , noting that 1,025 days had passed since the disaster . Russel Rebello 's body was found on Deck 8 in a cabin , his brother wrote . `` I do n't have words to express , '' Kevin Robello said . `` Just my pain , my tears , my heart pounding harder and my body trembling . '' The wrecked Costa Concordia became part of the landscape near Giglio Island for years , until it was refloated in July of this year and eased into a dry dock in Genoa for salvage . The lengthy process of dismantling the wrecked ship is expected to take two years . More than 80 % of the Concordia will be recycled or reused , including copper wiring , plumbing pipes , kitchens and some of the plastic room fittings that can be repaired . The remaining 50,000 tons of steel will be melted down and sold at the market price to be used to make construction girders , cars and even other ships . Costa Concordia reaches end of final voyage .
The remains of the final two Concordia crew have been recovered . Twenty - two people lost their lives in the disaster . The remains of Russel Smith were found in a cabin .