Sania plane crash: “Passengers found wearing seat belts”

Two people who were with him were recovered dead Twin engine aircraftIt fell in the early morning in Malem Sea SaniaClose to the beach.

Saddened by the loss of two residents Two engines The plane crashed in the sea of ​​Malem in Chania on Thursday (9/11), Platanias Mayor Yiannis Malandrakis said.

Platanias Mayor Yiannis Malandrakis in his statements Cretapost.gr The two-seater plane was found at a depth of almost 3 meters and 400 meters from the shore, with both passengers declared dead.

Two were of Greek descent and found tied up with their seat belts on.

Mr. Pedestrians first saw the plane losing height and falling into the sea and informed the port authorities. It should be noted that the airport in Maleme has no lights.

A submarine crew rushed to the scene and freed the two men from the small plane and brought them ashore by a Coast Guard vessel. Medical ambulance Hospital in Sania.

According to local site NeaKriti, rescuers managed to free one of the two unconscious passengers, while divers rescued the second passenger of the plane.

Business liberation 1 Coast Guard boat, 1 Coast Guard vehicle, a Navy helicopter, 2 cruise ships and 2 fishing boats were deployed off Malem West Coast while passengers were coordinated by port authorities.

In the area, only a weak wind of 2 Beaufort was blowing, which made the task of the authorities easier.

Glider, as it is known, started from Gopaida area with destination Sania, according to aviation.

But as darkness fell, the pilot turned towards Colimbari with the intention of approaching the runway from the seaward side, but suddenly his signal was lost.