The victims were all French nationals. A small plane, leaving Dominica and going to Guadeloupe, crashed at sea, this Sunday, with four people on board, including a 16-year-old teenager, announced the prefecture of Guadeloupe, on Monday, adding that research continued.
The aircraft, "Piper type PA 28 model" crashed at sea "around 19:00 (00:00 French time), when it had just taken off from Charles Douglas airport in Dominica", explained the Guadeloupe prefecture in a press release.
A backpack found at sea
Four people were on board: “A 55-year-old couple with their 16-year-old minor son, as well as a 40-year-old man. All are French nationals, ”adds the prefecture. The research, led by CROSS Antilles-Guyane, was launched on Sunday evening, until 3 a.m.
They were suspended due to bad weather conditions, but "resumed Monday at 6:00 am". They made it possible to find at sea "a backpack with the passport of two of the occupants and an empty bag carrying the radio indicator of the aircraft".
News
Aveyron: Four dead in plane crash near Millau viaduct
World
Crash: Iran finally admits to shooting down Ukrainian plane by "mistake"
- Plane crash
- News
- Plane
- Guadeloupe
- West Indies