The search for football player Emiliano Sala, who has probably crashed over the English Channel, and the pilot has finally been stopped. This informed the police of the British Channel Island Guernsey. The closest relatives of the two were informed.
"We made this difficult decision after reviewing all the information, including the emergency equipment on board the aircraft," said Port Captain David Barker, "Survivability is extremely low at this time."
Even if the active search is over, the case will not be closed. All aircraft and ships in the region are urged to look for the alleged aviation plane. "This will continue without a time limit," said Barker.
Three planes and five helicopters searched the region
By Thursday, three planes and five helicopters had been searched on Thursday for 4,400 square kilometers. Nevertheless, the machine has not been spotted.
A small plane with the 28-year-old on board had disappeared on Monday evening on the flight from Nantes to Cardiff about 20 kilometers north of the Channel Island Guernsey. Sala had voiced his fear of disaster in a voice message during the flight. It is believed that the machine has crashed into the English Channel. The water temperature is currently only about ten degrees.
The attacker had made perfect his move from French first division side FC Nantes to Cardiff City in the English Premier League last Saturday. The Welsh are said to have paid an in-house record remittance of around 17 million euros.
In Nantes, many fans laid flowers for the Argentine. In the current season, the attacker scored twelve goals in 19 games for the Ligue 1 club. In total, the footballer scored 42 goals in 120 games for Nantes.