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Body recovered from wreckage of crashed plane identified as Emiliano Sala
The body recovered from the wreckage of a crashed plane is that of Cardiff City player Emiliano Sala, Dorset Police have said, reports the BBC.
28-year-old Sala was travelling to Cardiff from Nantes, France in a plane piloted by David Ibbotson, which went missing over the English Channel on 21 January.
The body was recovered late on Wednesday after the wreckage was found on Sunday morning.
The Geo Ocean III, which was involved in finding the wreckage, took the body back to the nearest port of Portland in Dorset, where the body was formally identified.
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And Dorset Police confirmed the identification on Thursday night; and in a statement said:
“The body brought to Portland Port today, Thursday 7 February 2019, has been formally identified by HM Coroner for Dorset as that of professional footballer Emiliano Sala.
“The families of Mr Sala and the pilot David Ibbotson have been updated with this news and will continue to be supported by specially-trained family liaison officers.”
Meanwhile, Cardiff City issued a statement shortly after identification was confirmed, saying: “We offer our most heartfelt sympathies and condolences to the family of Emiliano. He and David will forever remain in our thoughts.”
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