Philippine News Agency
Plane wreckage found last Sunday (19)
Philippine authorities launched a search mission on a volcano Monday after finding suspicious debris from a volcano. level
missing with two Australians, a Filipino pilot and a crew member.
A Airplane
The Cessna 340 was en route to the capital Manila when it lost contact with air traffic control on Saturday (18th) after exiting Bicol International Airport in Albay province, according to the Civil Aviation Authority Philippines
(CAAP, in English).
Both Australian
Simon Chipperfield and Karthi Santhanam, worked at Manilabased geothermal energy company Energy Development Corp. debris
at an altitude of about 1,823 meters near the volcano
Mount Mayon, which last erupted in 2018.
Authorities are still working to get to the wreckage and verify that it belongs to the missing plane, CAAP spokesman Eric Apolonio told state broadcaster PTV yesterday.
“We only have aerial photos the drone photos but we cannot confirm that they are aircraft. Our accident investigators need to see the actual crash site on the ground,” he said. “We need to find the plane before we can determine what caused the crash.”
The plane wreckage is near a “permanent danger zone” and a designated “nofly zone” around the volcano. In addition, heavy rainfall and the risk of landslides make the search more difficult.
According to the Philippine state news agency, more than 200 people have been mobilized for the search and rescue operation. Among the team are 34 vehicles, 11 drones and four K9 dogs.
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