A team of soldiers, firefighters, climbers and volunteer rescuers reached the crash site on Mayon Volcano 330 kilometers southeast of the capital, Manila, after a trek through difficult terrain.
QFour people have been killed in a plane crash near the crater of the Philippines’ most active volcano, authorities confirmed Thursday.
A team of soldiers, firefighters, climbers and volunteer rescuers reached the crash site on Mayon Volcano 330 kilometers southeast of the capital, Manila, after a trek through difficult terrain.
“We have found four people who were on board the plane that crashed near the crater of the Mayon volcano,” said the mayor of the city of Camalig in the province of Albay, Carlos Baldo.
The bodies of the victims, two Filipinos and two Australians, were found near the wreckage of the aircraft, he added. “Recovering the bodies to bring them lower will be a challenge for the teams. »
“It’s very steep and there are ridges where only one person can climb at a time,” he said.
The plane, a Cessna 340, was reported missing Saturday, minutes after taking off from the international airport near Mayon, while en route to Manila. Rescuers attempted to reach the crash site using military aircraft but failed to land three times due to poor weather conditions.
