They found the plane in which Emiliano Sala was traveling – El Ancasti

After 14 days of searching, the investigators confirmed that they had located the single-engine plane that had taken footballer Emiliano Sala from Nantes to Cardiff under British driver David Ibbotson.

Initial reports indicate that the aircraft was found in the depths of the Channel, a few kilometers from the island of Guernsey, near the lighthouse at Casquets, where it was last sighted before disappearing Monday, January 21, around 20:30 (GMT).

During the first hours of Sunday, the official and private ships had begun a process of search of submarines of a duration of a priori of three days. In the afternoon, the "Morven" belonging to the company that signed the contract with the family left the search area to return to the port of Guernsey.

"The wreckage of the plane that led to Emiliano Sala and piloted by David Ibbotson was found early this morning by the FPV MORVEN.As agreed with the AAIB, the GEO OCEAN III was moved to the position it allows them to visually identify the aircraft by ROV ", confirms on his Twitter account David Mearns, head of private research under contract with the family.

"The families of Emiliano Sala and David Ibbotson have been notified by the police.The AAIB will make a statement tomorrow, our only thoughts are to the families and friends of Emiliano and David", added the social media specialist.

On January 30, the government agency AAIB in charge of the investigation announced the discovery of two cushions that "probably belonged" to the seats of the Piper PA-46 Malibu (patent N264DB) which had left the. Nantes Atlantique airport. at 19:30 (GMT) to Cardiff.

These pieces appeared on the French coast of Surtainville during the weekend before the publication of the information. The fragments were seen by neighbors in the region who warned the French coastguard to begin the identification process.

The ships involved in the discovery are the Geo Ocean III provided by the official process and Morven of the private company. The expenses for this survey were paid thanks to the contribution of thousands of people around the world who decided to support the footballer's family.