Four French citizens, including a 16-year-old, have been reported missing after a small plane crashed into the sea near the island of Dominica on Sunday.
The plane crashed in the sea around 7 pm CET, “shortly after taking off at the Charles Douglas airport in Dominica”, the prefecture for Guadeloupe, to which the four were travelling, said in a press release.
A 40-year-old man, a 55-year-old couple and their 16-year-old son were aboard the aircraft, the prefecture added. All are French citizens, it said.
A search team recovered a backpack with the passport of one of the people on the plane.
Later in the morning, a new bag with the flight plan was found, the prefecture said.
“The search conditions are made difficult with strong winds and rough seas causing poor visibility due to frequent squalls,” said the Guadeloupe prefecture.
https://www.euronews.com/2020/02/17/french-citizens-missing-after-plane-crashes-into-sea-near-dominica
Source: Euronews
