Emiliano Sala
The wreckage of the plane that vanished with the footballer
Emiliano Sala on board has been found within hours of a search starting
in the sea off the Channel Islands.
A search boat hired privately by Sala’s Argentinian family – thanks
partly to a crowdfunding appeal – located the wreckage on Sunday
morning.
The crew passed the details of the location on to government
investigators, who used a remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) to
examine the spot.
There was no immediate official confirmation of what was found but
the shipwreck specialist leading the private investigation, David
Mearns, said the plane had been discovered.
No information about whether any bodies were in the plane was
given. Two seat covers from the aircraft washed up last week on the
coast of France.
UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) will probably make a statement on Monday.
The Piper Malibu N264DB carrying 28-year-old Sala and the pilot,
David Ibbotson, 59, disappeared over the Channel on 21 January after
leaving Nantes in France at about 7.15pm for Cardiff.
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