SIBENIK, July 1 (Hina) - An inspection team of the Croatian Maritime, Transportation and Communications Ministry on Saturday afternoon visited the area between the islands of Prvic and Tijat off the central Adriatic coast, where a
sports plane with three Swiss citizens, of whom one died, crashed around 11 a.m. today. According to Janez Lakos, harbour master in the nearby town of Sibenik, the inspection will this evening make a decision on pulling out the crashed plane, which is currently 30m below sea level. The causes of the crash will then be examined. Given that the plane is not too deep below water, it will probably be pulled out tomorrow. The inspection team today also visited the two surviving members of the crew, who are being treated at Sibenik's general hospital and are out of life danger. They were rescued by four residents from the Prvic island shortly after the plane crashed
SIBENIK, July 1 (Hina) - An inspection team of the Croatian
Maritime, Transportation and Communications Ministry on Saturday
afternoon visited the area between the islands of Prvic and Tijat
off the central Adriatic coast, where a sports plane with three
Swiss citizens, of whom one died, crashed around 11 a.m. today.
According to Janez Lakos, harbour master in the nearby town of
Sibenik, the inspection will this evening make a decision on
pulling out the crashed plane, which is currently 30m below sea
level. The causes of the crash will then be examined.
Given that the plane is not too deep below water, it will probably be
pulled out tomorrow.
The inspection team today also visited the two surviving members of
the crew, who are being treated at Sibenik's general hospital and
are out of life danger. They were rescued by four residents from the
Prvic island shortly after the plane crashed into the sea.
The body of the deceased H. M. was pulled out of the plane around
2.30 p.m. by divers of the Sibenik-Knin County special police
unit.
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