Investigators try to recover body in wreckage of Sala plane crash

The ship being used in the search mission. Credit: GEOXYZ/Belga/PA Images

Investigators are attempting to recover the body located in the wreckage of the plane carrying Cardiff City player Emiliano Sala and pilot David Ibbotson.

The missing aircraft was located off the coast of Guernsey on Sunday evening after disappearing on January 21 as it travelled from Nantes in France to Cardiff.

Emiliano Sala was on a plane travelling to Cardiff. Credit: PA Images

The plane is approximately 67m underwater.

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) confirmed on Monday that a body had been detected in the plane by remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) scanning the site.

Pilot David Ibbotson. Credit: PA Images