Investigators say plane carrying Emiliano Sala found and identified

Published on: 03 February 2019

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The wreckage of the plane that went missing while carrying Cardiff City's record signing Emiliano Sala and pilot David Ibbotson has been found and identified, the UK's Air Accidents Investigations Branch has confirmed to ESPN.

The Piper Malibu aircraft went missing on Jan. 21 after disappearing from air traffic control's radar while flying over the English Channel on the way to Cardiff, Wales.

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Sala had just completed a £15 million transfer to Cardiff City from French Ligue 1 side Nantes and had been due to train with his new teammates the next day.

A search boat located the plane this morning and the wreckage has since been identified as coming from the missing plane. The families of Sala and Ibbotson have both been informed of the discovery.

Source: espn.co.uk

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