--- title: Body Recovered From Wreckage of Emiliano Sala's Plane description: Authorities have recovered a body from the wreckage of a plane that crashed with soccer star Emiliano Sala and pilot David Ibbotson on board canonical: https://time.com/5523698/emiliano-sala-plane-crash-body-recovered/ author: Casey Quackenbush article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2019-02-07T09:50:54.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-23T22:42:27.964Z article:section: Sports og:title: Body Recovered From Wreckage of Emiliano Sala's Plane og:description: Authorities have yet to confirm an identity og:url: https://time.com/5523698/emiliano-sala-plane-crash-body-recovered/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt613d17a1f62b3f6a/698944bee76ad2b7a6634214/gettyimages-1087949690.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TOPSHOT-FBL-FRA-ENG-SALA-ACCIDENT og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Body Recovered From Wreckage of Emiliano Sala's Plane twitter:description: Authorities have yet to confirm an identity twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt613d17a1f62b3f6a/698944bee76ad2b7a6634214/gettyimages-1087949690.jpg?branch=production&width=2400&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # A Body Has Been Recovered From the Wreckage of Emiliano Sala's Plane > Sponsored content. 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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account. by [Casey Quackenbush](https://time.com/author/casey-quackenbush/) ## Casey Quackenbush Feb 7, 2019 9:50 AM UTC  Flowers are laid under a portrait of Argentine forward Emiliano Sala prior to a team training session at the FC Nantes training centre La Joneliere in La Chapelle-sur-Erdre, western France, on Jan. 24, 2019. Flowers are laid under a portrait of Argentine forward Emiliano Sala prior to a team training session at the FC Nantes training centre La Joneliere in La Chapelle-sur-Erdre, western France, on Jan. 24, 2019.Loic Venance—AFP/Getty Images by [Casey Quackenbush](https://time.com/author/casey-quackenbush/) ## Casey Quackenbush Feb 7, 2019 9:50 AM UTC Authorities have [recovered](https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/feb/06/body-recovered-from-wreckage-of-emiliano-salas-plane) a body from the wreckage of a plane that crashed in the English Channel with Argentine soccer star Emiliano Sala and pilot David Ibbotson on board. The _Guardian_ reports that the body was successfully extracted but authorities have yet to confirm whether it is the footballer or the pilot. The Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) found the body using remotely operated vehicles in “challenging conditions” in poor weather. The recovery took place three days after the aircraft was found on the seabed, more than two weeks after its disappearance on Jan. 21. “The operation was carried out in as dignified a way as possible and the families were kept informed of progress,” the AAIB said in a statement, according to the _Guardian_. An attempt to recover the aircraft, which is largely intact, was suspended due to harsh weather conditions. The AAIB said the operation has been brought to a close and the body is being transferred to the care of the Dorset coroner. Ibbotson was flying the 28-year-old Cardiff City striker on a Piper Malibu plane from Nantes, France to Cardiff, Wales when the plane fell out of contact. The aircraft was found nearly 200 feet underwater. Difficult tidal conditions have hampered rescue efforts at the site of the wreckage, 21 miles north of the Channel island of Guernsey. On Wednesday, Sala’s previous club, Nantes, [demanded](https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/47146614) that the city of Cardiff pay the first installment of the $19 million transfer fee of Sala, the BBC reports. 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