Emiliano Sala confirmed dead after Cardiff striker's body is pulled from plane crash wreckage

• BY AARON FLANAGAN
• 22:42, 7 FEB 2019UPDATED05:10, 8 FEB 2019

BODY RECOVERED FROM PLANE WRECKAGE CONFIRMED AS EMILIANO SALA

Investigators have confirmed that the body of Emiliano Sala has been recovered from the wreckage of his plane that went missing last month.

A body was pulled from the aircraft, which was found on the bottom of the ocean north of Guernsey, earlier this week.

The plane, which was carrying Sala and pilot David Ibbotson, disappeared off the radar around 8:30pm on January 21, as the Cardiff City striker was travelling from Nantes to the Welsh capital.

The investigation to find the plane was initially called off after three days, but Sala's family raised the funds to keep the search alive, with thanks to donations from international football community.

 

Heartbroken Romina uploaded a photo of the star to Instagram after the news was confirmed.

“Your soul in my soul it will shine forever thus illuminating the time of my existence. I love you, tito,” she wrote.

A private search team announced that they had found the wreckage of the plane at the bottom of the English channel on February 4.

Emiliano Sala's body was found in the wreckage of the doomed plane

One body was inside the aircraft, which has now been successfully recovered and confirmed as being that of Sala.

Dorset Police confirmed: "The body brought to Portland Port today has been formally identified by HM Coroner for Dorset as that of professional footballer Emiliano Sala.

"The families of Mr Sala and pilot David Ibbotson have been updated. Our thoughts remain with them all."

 

SHIP CARRYING BODY FROM CRASHED PLANE DOCKS IN PORTLAND, DORSET

 

Sala in action for Nantes during the 2018/19 season(Image: Maxppp/PA Images)