British investigators said on Monday they had spotted a body in the wreckage of a plane that disappeared in the Channel two weeks ago carrying Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala and his pilot.
Sala (28) was flying from France to join his new club, Premier League side Cardiff City, when the light aircraft disappeared on January 21, north of the island of Guernsey.
""Tragically, in video footage from the ROV, one occupant is visible amidst the wreckage. The AAIB is now considering the next steps, in consultation with the families of the pilot and passenger, and the police."" - Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB) statement.
In this image released on Monday, 4 February, 2019, by the UK Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) showing the rear left side of the fuselage including part of the aircraft registration N264DB that went missing carrying footballer Emiliano Sala.
Sala's father Horacio spoke of his shock from his home in Progreso, Argentina, telling Cronica TV: "I can't believe it. It's a bad dream."
David Mearns said his private company, Blue Water Recoveries, had found the wreckage before calling in the AAIB to take a closer look.
Emiliano Sala's sister Romina (left) and mother Mercedes (centre) with Blue Water Recoveries director David Mearns at Guernsey airport, Guernsey, England.
Horacio was the only member of the Sala family to stay behind in Argentina as the others rushed to France and Guernsey to try to help with the search.
A view of scarves placed outside Cardiff City Stadium in tribute to Emiliano Sala, ahead of the English Premier League match between Cardiff and Bournemouth at the Cardiff City Stadium, in Cardiff, Wales on Saturday, February 2, 2019.
""I talk to them (Sala's sister and mother) every day. They kept saying days were going by, and that there had been zero word on Emiliano, or on the plane." " - Horacio, Sala's father.
The AAIB hired offshore supply ship Geo Ocean III for three days, starting on Sunday, but the search will be dependent on the weather.
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