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Emiliano Sala: The Cardiff striker and pilot David Ibbotson's families know they're dead, says oceanographer Mearns

David Mearns, oceanographer and director of Bluewater Recoveries, who headed the renewed search efforts to locate the then missing plane carrying Emiliano Sala and David Ibbotson, says both Sala and Ibbotson's families know they are dead.
Mearns and his company were able to locate the plane just hours after the search had commenced, with video footage revealing a body on board the wreckage. All hope of miraculously finding the pair alive has been lost as Mearns confirmed the priority is to try to recover the bodies.
In an interview with Argentine publication Clarin, Mearns said, “What these families know at the moment is that both [Sala and Ibbotson] are dead and what they want is to recover their bodies."
“The most important thing is the bodies. Recovering the bodies is the most important thing for both families. The plane is a different matter, that's related only to determining the cause of the accident.”
Mearns offered some insight into how the bodies would be recovered, but stated that he was no longer involved in the operation, adding that the recovery of the bodies would be conducted by the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB). 
"I'm not involved anymore. Once we found it, everything was in the hands of the Air Accidents Investigations Branch. They will investigate what caused the crash," he added.
"What I know is that they only have one body, that's everything I know. They (AAIB) tried to recover the body during the night and I know they had some trouble.
"If they are doing it now, they're doing it with a robotic vehicle, operated remotely by a pilot and connected to the ship with a cable. It has cameras and microphones and has robotic arms.
"The issue is where the body is; that is to say if it is free or if it's stuck in the seats. They can recover the body in different ways: they could possibly use a hook or a rope. You could also potentially use a basket. There are many ways of doing it. As far as I know, there are no divers.
"The family will be very grateful for their efforts. Now, we're praying for them to succeed.”


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