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Emiliano Sala search team recover body from plane wreckage

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A body has been recovered from the wreckage of the plane which crashed with Cardiff City footballer Emiliano Sala and pilot David Ibbotson on board.The Air Accidents Investigation Branch said specialist contractors joined the operation in "challenging conditions".It was carried out in "as dignified a way as possible" and the men's families were kept updated throughout, it said.The wreckage of the plane, which vanished two weeks ago over the English Channel, had been found off Guernsey.The Geo Ocean III, the boat carrying the body, arrived at Portland Harbour in Dorset on Thursday morning.The Piper Malibu N264DB was en route from France to Cardiff, after the 28-year-old Argentine striker made a quick trip back to his former club N...

Emiliano Sala plane wreckage found in Channel

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Wreckage from the plane which disappeared with Cardiff City's Emiliano Sala and pilot on board has been found in the English Channel.It follows a search by two ships off Guernsey on Sunday.David Mearns, on behalf of the Sala's family, confirmed the wreckage was located by his ship earlier.Teams from the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) have now moved into location at the site to recover the aircraft."The families of Emiliano Sala and David Ibbotson have been notified by police," Mr Mearns said."Tonight our sole thoughts are with the families and friends of Emiliano and David." Nantes pay tribute to missing Sala Sala's family 'struggling with few answers' Mr Mearns had been coordinating a privately-funded search, after &po...

Leicester City helicopter crash: Wreckage removal begins

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Work to remove the wreckage of the helicopter which crashed near to Leicester City's stadium is under way. Club owner Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha died along with two members of his staff, the pilot and a passenger when the aircraft came down just after taking off from the King Power Stadium.Mr Vichai's funeral is to begin in Thailand on Saturday.The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) said it would begin examining parts of the wreckage. An AAIB spokesman said "the recovery operation is under way", adding that the helicopter would be inspected in detail at its specialist facilities in Farnborough "by the weekend". ...