User blog comment:Avolling/The Good Guys Will Not Die (Because Tite Kubo Is A Pushover)/@comment-1454424-20100323030441

Hitsugaya could have dropped Hinamori, her body could have disintegrated or it could have smashed to bits when it hit the ground. Neither one of those things were shown. Last time we got clear view of Hinamori she spoke and said "why?" After that it was just Hitsugaya doing primal rage thing and then everybody getting cut down and we saw Hitsugaya no longer had Hinamori's body. I am well aware of the implications but there are missing panels that preclude us from making a definative call. It's as simple as that.

This was also the case for many of Barragan's faccione, who were left "Unconfirmed"/"incapacitated" until they made an appearance in the Arrancar Encyclopedia segment and Gin said they were dead.

Once again, pronouncement of death has little to do with the character in question being good or bad. It's a matter of speculation. We weren't told what happened to Hinamori's body while Hitsugaya was raging, therefore any assumption regarding her body and her life is speculation. It's as simple as that.

Now I will leave you all to debate this topic and simply refer you to the Deceased vs unconfirmed forum topic where I have explained in excruciating detail over and over and over why certain people are listed as deceased and others are not.