Bid to recover body in Sala plane
Authorities say they are trying to recover the body spotted in the seabed wreckage of the plane that was carrying Argentine football player Emiliano Sala and his pilot.
The aircraft disappeared over the English Channel on January 21 as it flew from the French city of Nantes to Cardiff, where Sala was due to start playing for Cardiff City in the English Premier League.
Authorities haven’t said if the body located by an underwater camera was Sala or pilot David Ibbotson, the only people on board.
Britain’s Air Accidents Investigation Branch says ‘‘we are attempting to (recover) the body. If we are successful, we will consider the feasibility of recovering the aircraft wreckage.’’
The wreckage was discovered on Monday.
In a statement, the AAIB cautioned that ‘‘strong tidal conditions mean we can only use the remotely operated vehicle for limited periods each day and this will mean that progress is slow.’
‘‘Regardless of the results, we will not be making a further statement until the families have been informed.’’