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A body was seen in the underwater wreckage of the plane that was carrying footballer Emiliano Sala and pilot David Ibbotson.
A search conducted on Sunday revealed the Piper Malibu aircraft on the seabed off Guernsey, nearly two weeks after his disappearance.
The Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) confirmed the observation Monday morning.
He added that he was now considering next steps.
The "substantial amount of wreckage" from the plane, which had disappeared on January 21, was found Sunday morning after the start of a privately funded search.
The plane was carrying Argentine forward Sala, 28, and 59-year-old pilot David Ibbotson of Nantes, in northwestern France, to Cardiff after Sala had completed his plan. transfer of £ 15 million to Cardiff City.
In a statement, the AAIB said: "The ROV conducted a new search of the area at night, but did not identify any additional wreckage.
"Tragically, in the video footage of the ROV, an occupant is visible in the middle of the wreck.The AAIB is now considering the next steps, in consultation with the families of the pilot and the pbadenger, as well as the police."
The AAIB added its intention to issue an interim report within one month after the accident.
A decision still needs to be made on the desirability of bringing the wreckage to the surface.
Oceanographer and marine scientist, David Mearns, confirmed that the wreckage had been found Sunday, about 63 m under water, after "a few hours" of deep seabed excavation .
An online call by the Sala agent had raised £ 324,000 (371,000 euros) for private research, which Mr Mearns had offered to help.
Working together with the AAIB, Mr. Mearns' ship and another research vessel, the Geo Ocean III, began exploring a four square mile area of the channel, 24 nautical miles north of Guernsey.
The AAIB vessel remained in place, sending a remote-controlled submarine overnight and capturing images of the wreckage.
Speaking Monday on the show "Radio 4 Today," Mearns said: "We located the wreckage of the aircraft on the seabed at a depth of. about 63 m in the first hours [of searching]. "
He clarified that the aircraft had been identified by sonar before a submersible equipped with cameras was sent under the water and was able to confirm that it was acting well. # 39; air.
"They saw the registration number and the biggest surprise is that the essential of the plane is there. We were expecting to find a debris field." he added.
Geo Ocean III (surrounded) is on the scene of the wreck while the actions that will be undertaken are decided
Geo Ocean III sent a submarine to investigate the wreck
Mr. Mearns said that he approached the Sala family, who offered his services, after witnessing an emotional call from Romina, the footballer's sister.
He said: "We wanted to go there and find a plane and we are happy that it happened.
"That will be the case, people will use the word fence, but it's only the first step, it's a very long way, but at least it's the way to get people, for them, can get answers.
"That said, if they never had those answers, if the plane was never located, I do not think the family would rest one day."
Tributes were left in front of Cardiff City Stadium
At the same time, the Cardiff City Football Club stated that it "was actively considering" to do what was necessary to do with the tributes paid to Sala and Mr. Ibbotson, who were left to outside the stadium.
A growing number of items, such as scarves, flowers and soccer jerseys, have been deposited around the statue of club captain Fred Keenor, winner of the FA Cup, over the past two weeks.
A spokesman said that he would make a decision soon.
The AAIB released this map of the search area on Mr. Mearns' boat and the AAIB covered
An official search operation was canceled on Jan. 24 after the port captain of Guernsey said that the chances of survival were "extremely low".
Pillows believed to come from the plane were found on a beach near Surtainville, in the Cotentin Peninsula, France, last week.
Cardiff was playing his first home game since Saturday's loss.
Club manager Neil Warnock said he thought Sala was "with" his team while they beat Bournemouth 2-0 in the Premier League.
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