Wreckage of lost Cessna plane sighted on Philippine volcano
STORY: Wreckage of lost Cessna plane sighted on Philippine volcano
DATELINE: Feb. 19, 2023
LENGTH: 00:00:29
LOCATION: Manila
CATEGORY: OTHERS
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1. aerial views of wreckage site
2. aerial photos of wreckage site
STORYLINE:
A military helicopter has sighted the wreckage of a small plane that went missing on Saturday morning in Albay province, southeast of Manila, a government spokesperson said Sunday.
Tim Florece, the information officer of Camalig town, told a local radio interview that the military chopper saw the tail of the aircraft less than 2 km from the crater of Mt. Mayon, a 2,460-meter cone-shaped volcano located in Albay province approximately 300 km southeast of Manila on the island of Luzon.
The Cessna 340A aircraft went down three minutes after take-off for Manila from the Bicol International Airport in Daraga town on Saturday. Four people were on board, including the pilot, a crew and two Australian passengers.
In a statement, Camalig town Mayor Caloy Baldo confirmed the inf
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