Search for missing pilot in suspected plane crash off coast of Anglesey will continue today

The search for a plane which is reported to have crashed off the coast of Anglesey will continue today.

The light aircraft had one pilot on board with no other passengers when it disappeared from radar in the area of Puffin Island near Anglesey at around 12.47pm on Monday.

The plane was flying from Caernarfon Airport to the Great Orme in Llandudno.

Family Liaison Officers are supporting the missing pilot's family.

It has been coordinating a search for the missing plane and a helicopter were looking in an area around Puffin Island as part of the operation.

The search was suspended at around 10pm on Monday.

The RNLI confirmed they sent two lifeboats which launched at 1:15pm.

HM Coastguard said it received a call shortly before 12.50pm after a light aircraft had disappeared from radar contact near to Puffin Island.

The Air Accidents Investigation Branch has also confirmed it has sent a team to investigate the incident.

A radar image from flight tracking service FlightRadar 24, shows the path of an aircraft taking off from Caernarfon Airport and flying along the Menai Strait, before dropping to an altitude of 600ft in the vicinity of Puffin Island.

It is yet to be confirmed whether this is the aircraft being searched for.