They found the plane where Emiliano Sala was traveling

After 14 days of research, investigators confirmed to have located the single-engine plane carrying the football player Emiliano Sala from Nantes to Cardiff and was piloted by the British David Ibbotson.

The first information indicates that the plane was found in the depths of the English Channel about 40 kilometers of the Guernsey Island, near the Casquets lighthouse, where he was last seen on the radar before disappearing after Monday 21st January around 8:30 pm (GMT).

During the first hours of Sunday, the official and private vessels they had started a raking process under water which was to last three days. In the afternoon, the "Morven" – the owner of the company that hired the family – left the search area and returned unexpectedly to the port of Guernsey.

"The remains of the plane that was carrying Emiliano Sala and was driven by David Ibbotson were found early this morning by FPV MORVEN. As agreed with the AAIB, the GEO OCEAN III was moved to the position it had given it to visually identify the aircraft by ROV. [vehículo submarino piloteado remotamente]", confirmed in your account Twitter David Mearns, head of the private investigation that the family has engaged.

"The The families of Emiliano Sala and David Ibbotson were informed by the police. The AAIB will make a statement tomorrow. Tonight our only thoughts are with Emiliano's and David's families and friends, "the social media expert concluded.

Last Wednesday, January 30, the AAIB, the government agency in charge of the investigation, announced the location of two cushions. "probably" belong to the seats of the Piper PA-46 Malibu (patent N264DB) He left the Nantes Atlantique airport at 19:30 (GMT) for Cardiff.

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

The vessels involved in the conclusion are the Geo Ocean III -Portured by the British state- and the Morven -From 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.

The 28-year-old footballer, who had signed the most important transfer of Cardiff's history in the hours leading up to the disappearance, was traveling in the company of Ibbotson, a pilot who was aware of the days after the fact for not having the corresponding license to perform this type of trips.

It should be noted that the search carried out by the authorities of the country Guernsey Island it started a few minutes after the last contact with the plane. Rescue boats and helicopters stationed in the area headed for the site with the idea of ​​launching the rescue process. Bad weather conditions in the area during the first night forced the raking to be suspended for several hours.

Four days After his disappearance, the Guernsey police officially informed the decision of the suspend the "active" inspection from the plane. "The chances of survival at this stage are extremely low," they acknowledged at the time. The family had to start with a campaign to demand the reopening of the investigation with the support of the Argentine government.

The discovery of the remains on the French coasts allowed the authorities to reactivate the official search in coordination with the private contract ship Mearns had headed.