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British rescuers on Thursday formally identified the body from the submerged wreckage like that of the 28-year-old striker. But the strong currents and the winter climate forced them to cancel search David Ibbotson, 59-year old pilot – the first only other person on the Piper Malibu propeller plane.
"As a family, we rely on kindness of people of good heart to help us raise the essential funds to help us find our father, beloved husband and son, "said GoFundMe.
"To say the search was canceled for the foreseeable future only has made this tragic moment more difficult. "
The campaign had collected around £ 25,000 Saturday morning – a fraction of his stated goal of £ 300,000 ($ 390,000) The plane carrying Sala from the French city of Nantes to its new English Premier League club, Cardiff City, disappeared near the British island of Guernsey on January 21st. The Welsh club hoped that Sala would help them avoid relegation of the most lucrative league in the world this season after signing Nantes for a club record fees.
The city of 335,000 has been in mourning for more than two weeks. The fans turned the field around the stadium Friday into a sea of bouquets and yellow and blue team scarves and jerseys tribute to their fallen star. The owner of the city of Cardiff, Vincent Tan, said on Friday that the club had offered to pay to bring back Sala "at rest"in his hometown of Progreso, in a rural area of Argentina.
"We proposed to take Emiliano return to rest with his family in Argentina, "said Tan on talkSPORT radio. Even though he will be there, his soul will always be in our hearts. "
Sala's family said Friday that recovery and identification of her body could help to end at "the most painful period of our life".
"We can now start crying our son and our brother, "they said in a statement.
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