3 hours agoE LAST: There is no hope for Sala, the player is supposed to be dead
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)Hopes that missing football player Emiliano Sala is still alive seem to get smaller and smaller. British, French and Canal Islands Saviors on Wednesday did research for the second consecutive day without finding anything, AFP reports. He is now considered dead, as rescuers have completed their search on the day of [...]
British, French and Canal Islands Saviors on Wednesday did research for the second day without finding anything, reports the report. AFP.
He is now considered dead, as rescuers have completed their search on the second day.
The Argentinian attacker had sent messages to his relatives just minutes after the plane was lifted, saying that “is looking to collapse”.
Several artifacts have been found in the water until police on the British island of Guerseny, located on the northern coast of France, said the chances are small for Sala to be able to do so.
The location where Sala's plane, a Piper Maribu, had disappeared from radar
A decision to resume [with research] will be made on Thursday's early morning”, police said in a statement.
“U water is very cold at the moment, conditions at sea are very difficult, the wind is very strong”, said John Fitzgerald, Air Research Chief in Canal Islands for AFP- In.
I think that even the strongest person would find it very difficult to survive in these conditions for such a long period of time”, he added.
Guersey's coastal guards have also discovered the identity of the other person on the plane - in this case, the pilot, David Ibbotson.
British media reported that he is a 60-year-old, living in Sconthorpe, northern England.
