Emiliano Sala lost the plane: a rescue operation suspended while the hope dissipated for the attacker of the city of Cardiff

The search for a plane carrying the Cardiff City record, Emiliano Sala, was suspended until Wednesday morning, confirmed the local police, with "slim" survival chances for Argentina.

Sala and a pilot were in a small plane flying from Nantes to Wales Monday night when he disappeared from the radar off Guernsey, in the English Channel between the United Kingdom and France.

A search was conducted on Tuesday, but at 1700 local time, the search and rescue team confirmed that no trace of the person on board the aircraft had been found. As night falls, the police are suspended for Tuesday.

"During the 15-hour search, which used multiple air and sea badets from the Channel Islands, the United Kingdom, and France, a number of floating objects were seen in the United States. water, "Guernsey police said on Twitter.

"We were not able to confirm if any of them belonged to the missing aircraft."

In another update, the police issued a pessimistic rating on Sala and the pilot's chances of survival due to cold and weather conditions.

"We have not found any sign of presence on board, so they have landed on the water, the chances of survival are unfortunately slim at this point."

The club's general manager, Ken Choo, announced on Tuesday in Cardiff that the club "prayed for positive news".

"We were very shocked to learn that the plane was gone." We were expecting Emiliano to arrive last night in Cardiff and was to be his first day with the team, "he said. the press release.

"Our owner, Tan Sri Vincent Tan, and his president, Mehmet Dalman, are all very concerned about the situation.

"This morning, we made the decision to cancel the training with the thoughts of the team, the management staff and the club as a whole, with Emiliano and the driver.

"At Cardiff City FC, we all want to thank our fans and the entire football family for their support in this difficult time, and we continue to pray for positive news."

Sala made a transfer of 15 million pounds sterling to Cardiff from Nantes, where he was in Ligue 1, on Saturday, and returned to France to bid farewell to his former teammates.