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Authorities Retrieve Seat Cushions Believed to Have Been From Emiliano Sala's Plane

Related Topics: Emiliano Sala, Aircraft, Cushion

An underwater search will be conducted in the surrounding area of ocean where two seat cushions thought to be from the plane carrying Emiliano Sala and David Ibbotson were found.

The cushions were found on Monday, on a beach near Surtainville, France, by French authorities and the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) have duly set the surrounding

four square nautical miles as the parameters for the subsequent search.

Air Accidents Investigation Branch says French counterparts found part of a seat cushion on beach nr Surainville on the Cotentin Peninsula. A 2nd cushion was found in the same area & they have concluded its “likely” they are from missing aircraft that carried Emiliano Sala.