Emiliano Sala: Seat cushions discovered were 'likely' to have come from plane carrying Cardiff footballer and pilot

Two seat cushions have been found which are likely to have come from the plane carrying missing Cardiff City footballer Emiliano Sala, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch said.

Sala, 28, was on a flight from France alongside pilot Dave Ibbotson, 60, which disappeared on the night of Monday, January 21, after reportedly having requested to land.

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The Air Accidents Investigation Branch said in a statement: “On the morning of Monday January 28, we were advised by the Bureau d’Enquetes & d’Analyses, the French safety investigation authority, that part of a seat cushion had been found on a beach near Surainville on the Cotentin Peninsula.

“A second cushion was found in the same area later that day.

“From a preliminary examination, we have concluded that it is likely that the cushions are from the missing aircraft.”