Philippines Cessna aircraft: 4 lifeless after crash in Mount Mayon

Hong Kong
CNN
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All 4 individuals aboard a lightweight plane that crashed within the Philippines on the weekend have been confirmed lifeless, authorities within the Southeast Asian nation stated Thursday, following a treacherous search mission atop a restive volcano.

The our bodies of pilot Rufino James Crisostomo Jr., crew member Joel Martin, and Australian technical consultants Simon Chipperfield and Karthi Santhanam, have been discovered on Mount Mayon volcano and a staff was working to retrieve them, CNN affiliate CNN Philippines reported, citing Camalig Mayor Carlos Irwin Baldo.

All 4 males had been workers of Energy Development Corp., a Manila-based geothermal agency, in response to Richard Tantoco, its president and chief working officer.

“Our heartfelt sympathies go to their families and friends during this difficult time,” Tantoco stated in an announcement.

The six-seater Cessna 340 plane was sure for the capital Manila when it misplaced contact with air site visitors management on Saturday after it left Bicol International Airport in Albay province, in response to the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP).

The wreckage was positioned at an altitude of about 6,000 ft (1,823 meters) on Sunday. But wet situations, the dangers of landslides and a “moderate” volcanic unrest stage sophisticated search efforts, in response to CAAP.

An investigation into the crash is ongoing, CAAP stated.