By Tara Rippin • Published: 07 Feb 2019 • 10:42
PLANE WRECKAGE: The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) launched an investigation after the aircraft was lost at sea on January 21. Photo credit: Twitter / @aaib
A BODY discovered in the seabed wreckage of the plane which disappeared with ex-Palma de Soledad footballer Emiliano Sala onboard, has been brought to the surface.
It’s not clear at this stage whether the corpse, recovered by divers this morning (Thursday), is that of Argentine forward Sala, 28, or 59-year-old pilot David Ibbotson.
The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) launched an investigation after the aircraft was lost at sea on January 21, while travelling over the English Channel from Nantes, France to Cardiff.
Sala had been signed by Cardiff City for a club record €17 million.
In a statement this morning, the AAIB said: “Unfortunately, attempts to recover the aircraft wreckage were unsuccessful before poor weather conditions forced us to return the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) to the ship.
“The weather forecast is poor for the foreseeable future and so the difficult decision was taken to bring the overall operation to a close. The body is currently being taken to Portland to be passed into the care of the Dorset Coroner.”
WRECKAGE: Investigators confirm body in plane during search for Emiliano Sala
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Tara Rippin is a reporter for Spain’s largest English-speaking newspaper, Euro Weekly News, and is responsible for the Costa Blanca region. She has been in journalism for more than 20 years, having worked for local newspapers in the Midlands, UK, before relocating to Spain in 1990. Since arriving, the mother-of-one has made her home on the Costa Blanca, while spending 18 months at the EWN head office in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol. She loves being part of a community that has a wonderful expat and Spanish mix, and strives to bring the latest and most relevant news to EWN’s loyal and valued readers.
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