Body found in Sala wreck

– A body has been recovered from the wreckage of the plane that was carrying Argentina-born soccer player Emiliano Sala and pilot David Ibbotson, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) in Britain said on Wednesday.

The agency did not disclose the identity of the body.

Sala, 28, had been en route from Nantes in western France on January 21 to make his debut for Premier League team Cardiff City when the plane disappeared over the English Channel.

The wreckage with a body inside was found on Sunday following a privately funded underwater search.

The body was “successfully recovered” but attempts to recover the wreckage were unsuccessful, the AAIB said in a statement.

The overall operation was brought to an end due to “poor weather conditions.” – Reuters