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Three rescued, two missing after plane crash

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Posted 03/01/2022

Three of the five people who were on board the plane that crashed into the sea near Chame at 3 pm on Monday, January 3  were rescued by units of the  National Aeronaval Service (Senan). They were treated on board the rescue craft and then taken to a local hospital for further evaluation.

confirmed the Civil Aeronautics Authority. on the afternoon of this Monday, January 3.

It was reported that the aircraft had mechanical problems after leaving the Contadora area bound for Chame.

The search and rescue team continues with the operation to find them.

https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/three-rescued-two-missing-after-plane-crash

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Ongoing search for Americans missing  after plane crash

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Posted 04/01/2022

The air search for two occupants of a crashed aircraft in the southern area of Chame resumed on Tuesday while maritime operations were maintained throughout the night in the area of the accident, said the Civil Aviation Authority (AAC).

Three other people, who were also traveling in the Cherokee 6 aircraft, with US registration N5535J, were rescued alive on Monday afternoon and then transferred to a medical center.

All the occupants of the plane, which had a flight plan from Contadora Island to Chame and which presented mechanical failures, are Americans.

The missing are 57 and 70 years old, said Gustavo Pérez Morales, director of the AAC.

https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/ongoing-search-for-americans-missing-after-plane-crash

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Bodies of two missing Americans  recovered

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Posted 01/02/2022

The bodies of two Americans, a 70-year-old woman and a 57-year-old man -  retired school teachers - who were passengers on a plane that crashed into the sea at Punta Chame on January 3  were recovered on Tuesday, February 1.

The Civil Aeronautical Authority reported that the discovery of the bodies was achieved after 690 hours of searching.

Five people were traveling on the Cherokee 6 aircraft, whose flight plan was from Contadora Island to the Krish Persaud de Chame aerodrome. The other three people were rescued alive

https://www.newsroompanama.com/news/bodies-of-two-missing-americans-recovered

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