No confirmed survivors of Cesna plane 205 crash: IMT

u WILHELMUT KARLANCE MELVINCENT III C. CHAN

In a press conference by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) held on March 9, Constante Foronda, head of the Isabela Incident Management Team (IMT) confirmed that there are no survivors of the Cessna plane 206 that crashed over a month ago within the provice of Isabela.

“The wreckage of the plane has been found near the municipality of Maconacon, Isabela, after 44 days of search and rescue,” stated Atty. Foronda during the press conference. Furthermore, he added that there is still no data as to how far the wreckage are from the crash site.

“Pero nasa slope ng bundok yung wreckage, parte pa ng Sierra Madre (But the wreckage was found in the slope of Sierra Madre),” Atty. Foronda said when asked about the location of the crash site. Atty. Foronda also mentioned that there are still no available footage of the scene where the wreckage was found because the searchers haven’t sent any footage yet.

“We are now focused on retrieval operations; no longer rescue. Clearance from the Scene of the Crime Operatives (SOCO) will be seeked before the bodies can be brought down [from the site],” Atty. Foronda stated. Moreover, the wreckage of the plane can be brought down soon and authorities can start