Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala was flying from France to join his new Premier League club when the light aircraft disappeared on January 21. The plane carrying the striker and pilot David Ibbotson was found on Sunday, bodies were discovered later. The private search was organised by the family.
British investigators, the search crew located wreckage of plane carrying soccer player on Monday. They had spotted a body in the wreckage of a plane that disappeared in the Channel two weeks ago carrying Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala and his pilot.
Sala, 28, was flying from France to join his new club, Premier League side Cardiff City, when the light aircraft disappeared on January 21 north of the island of Guernsey.
Every football club has been paying tribute to Sala after the match ends, he was earlier playing for Nantes, French association football club based in Nantes, Pays de la Loire.
The cause of death is being suspected that the player might have suffered from ‘spatial disorientation’.
A wreck was found on the seabed on Sunday and closer inspection by a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) confirmed both that it was the missing plane, and that a body was inside.
The British government’s Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) said in a statement, “Tragically, in video footage from the ROV, one occupant is visible amidst the wreckage.”
“The AAIB is now considering the next steps, in consultation with the families of the pilot and passenger, and the police.”
The AAIB also released a grainy image showing a part of the fuselage with the aircraft registration. The depth indicated on the image was 67.7 metres (222 feet).
Family Mourning on Sala
Sala’s father Horacio earlier spoke of his shock that the plane had been found, after a private search organised by the family.
Emiliano Sala’s sister has shared a heartbreaking image of the footballer’s dog patiently waiting for him to return home.
While returning to South Wales having said his goodbyes to former teammates and staff at Nantes, the plane crash took place.
The plane carrying Sala and pilot David Ibbotson, who are both missing presumed dead, was discovered by a private underwater search team on Sunday morning.
Source: AFP
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