The body of soccer player Emiliano Sala was recovered from a wrecked plane in the English Channel
Sala had just signed with Premier League club Cardiff.
LONDON — Dorset police have confirmed the body recovered from the seabed wreckage of a plane in English Channel is that of Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala.
British air accident investigators initially did not say whether the body was that of Sala, who had just signed with Premier League club Cardiff, or pilot David Ibbotson. They were the only people onboard the small aircraft that disappeared over the English Channel last month.
The Air Accident Investigation Branch says the body was recovered in “challenging conditions” with the “operation was carried out in as dignified a way as possible and the families were kept informed of progress.”
Investigators have not been able to recover the aircraft which was flying from Nantes to Cardiff after Sala transferred from the French city’s team. However, the AAIB says that video from a remote underwater vehicle “is expected to provide valuable evidence for our safety investigation.”
