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Mission to recover body found in Emiliano Sala plane crash underway


Authorities are on a mission to recover a body in the plane carrying Cardiff City player Emiliano Sala, and pilot David Ibbotson, from the seabed of the English Channel. The mission began on Tuesday evening, with the wreckage having been discovered on Sunday, around 67m deep, between Guernsey and the Devon coast. A body was discovered within the wreckage.
The Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) has deployed the Geo Ocean III, an 80m state of the art oceanographic ship, above the crash site and a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) is trying to recover the body from the scene. 
"We are attempting to recovery the body. If we are successful, we will consider the feasibility of recovering the aircraft wreckage" said an AAIB spokesperson.
“Strong tidal conditions mean we can only use the remotely operated vehicle (ROV) 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.”
Horacio Sala, Emiliano's father, who has lost all hopes he had of his son being found alive said, "We hope that they can rescue him as soon as possible in order to find out what happened, or at least to have some degree of certainty."
Once the wreckage is lifted from the Channel, it will be taken to a port on the south coast, probably Southampton or Portsmouth, before being transferred to the AAIB's laboratory in Farnborough, Hampshire.
Horacio Sala thanked the public for their generosity in funding the private search for Sala's plane. "Thanks to all the players that have helped with money because it was very expensive to pay for the search," said Horacia Sala.
"I would like to thank all the people that have supported, everyone."

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