Sala Plane Wreckage Found

Wreckage from a plane carrying Cardiff City footballer Emiliano Sala has been discovered in the English Channel.

David Mearns, who led a privately funded search for the aircraft, said it was located off Guernsey on Sunday. He said: “All I will say is that there is a substantial amount of wreckage on the seabed.” Speaking on Radio 4’s Today programme on Monday, Mearns said: “We located the wreckage of the plane on the seabed at a depth of about 63m within the first couple of hours”.  Mr Mearns said he was in contact with the Sala family after the wreckage was located and said they “desperately want that plane to be recovered. They feel that is the pathway for them to get the answers that they need to have”. He added he was compelled to help to search for the plane after seeing an emotional plea by Sala’s sister Romina. “I just felt that girl needed help and that’s why I offered my assistance .I am a football fan. Cardiff is not my city, but I follow football. I felt very badly for her, I wanted to help. I just happen to be a person with this experience and skill and I could do that. To add to it this was a man in the prime of his life. It is just so tremendously sad.”