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Emiliano Sala missing plane: Rescue operation suspended as hopes fade for Cardiff City striker

The search for u200ba plane carrying Cardiff City record signing Emiliano Sala has been suspended until Wednesday morning, local police have confirmed, with chances for survival "slim" for the Argentine.

Sala and a pilot were on a small aircraft flying from Nantes to Wales on Monday evening when it disappeared off radar off the coast of Guernsey, in the English Channel between the UK and France

A search was carried out on Tuesday but, 5pm local time, the search and rescue team confirmed that no trace of either person aboard the plane had been found.