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| Emiliano Sala: Search for Cardiff City FC player's plane resumes | |
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| The search for a missing aircraft that was carrying Cardiff City footballer Emiliano Sala has resumed. | |
| The Argentine striker, 28, was one of two people on board the plane which lost contact off Alderney in the Channel Islands on Monday night. | The Argentine striker, 28, was one of two people on board the plane which lost contact off Alderney in the Channel Islands on Monday night. |
| Sala reportedly sent a WhatsApp voice message to family, saying he was "really scared". | |
| Media in Argentina reported that he said: "I'm on a plane that looks like it's going to fall apart." | |
| Five aircraft and two lifeboats scoured more than 1,000 sq miles for traces of the Piper Malibu plane on Tuesday. | Five aircraft and two lifeboats scoured more than 1,000 sq miles for traces of the Piper Malibu plane on Tuesday. |
| And the search continued from first light on Wednesday. | |
| Guernsey Police tweeted: "Two planes are taking off and will search a targeted area we believe has the highest likelihood of finding anything, based on review of the tides and weather since it went missing." | |
| Sala was heading to the Welsh capital after signing for the Bluebirds from French club Nantes in a £15m deal. | Sala was heading to the Welsh capital after signing for the Bluebirds from French club Nantes in a £15m deal. |
| Cardiff's chief executive said the club had been left in "shock". | Cardiff's chief executive said the club had been left in "shock". |
| Air and sea crews from the Channel Islands, France and the UK took part in a 15-hour search on Tuesday, but found no trace of the aircraft or its occupants. | Air and sea crews from the Channel Islands, France and the UK took part in a 15-hour search on Tuesday, but found no trace of the aircraft or its occupants. |
| Guernsey Police was not able to confirm if floating objects seen belonged to the aircraft and warned that chances of passenger survival were "slim". | Guernsey Police was not able to confirm if floating objects seen belonged to the aircraft and warned that chances of passenger survival were "slim". |
| "We have found no signs of those on board," the force tweeted. "If they did land on the water, the chances of survival are at this stage, unfortunately, slim." | "We have found no signs of those on board," the force tweeted. "If they did land on the water, the chances of survival are at this stage, unfortunately, slim." |
| Sala's father Horacio told Argentine TV channel C5N he was "desperate". | Sala's father Horacio told Argentine TV channel C5N he was "desperate". |
| On Tuesday night, football fans in Nantes laid flowers at a fountain as a tribute to Sala and the plane's pilot. | On Tuesday night, football fans in Nantes laid flowers at a fountain as a tribute to Sala and the plane's pilot. |
| After joining in 2015, he had scored 48 goals for the Ligue 1 side. | After joining in 2015, he had scored 48 goals for the Ligue 1 side. |
| French sports newspaper L'Equipe carried the news of Sala's plight on its front page on Wednesday with the headline: "The disappearance of a warrior". | French sports newspaper L'Equipe carried the news of Sala's plight on its front page on Wednesday with the headline: "The disappearance of a warrior". |
| It wrote: "In Nantes, the wait has been unbearable for the supporters of a forward loved for his battling qualities." | It wrote: "In Nantes, the wait has been unbearable for the supporters of a forward loved for his battling qualities." |
| The single-turbine engine plane left Nantes, in north-west France, at 19:15 on Monday and had been flying at 5,000ft when it contacted Jersey air traffic control requesting descent. | The single-turbine engine plane left Nantes, in north-west France, at 19:15 on Monday and had been flying at 5,000ft when it contacted Jersey air traffic control requesting descent. |
| It lost contact while at 2,300ft and disappeared off radar near the Casquets lighthouse, infamous among mariners as the site of many shipwrecks, eight miles (13km) north-west of Alderney. | It lost contact while at 2,300ft and disappeared off radar near the Casquets lighthouse, infamous among mariners as the site of many shipwrecks, eight miles (13km) north-west of Alderney. |