Tragedy in Samos… Two dead from the fall of Chesna

The two occupants of the single-engine Cessna type aircraft (Cessna 172) that crashed at 20:05 on Monday night in the Potokaki sea area of ​​Samos were found dead.

They are a couple, a woman and a man, whose bodies were retrieved by divers and taken to hospital for autopsy and necropsy.

Earlier, divers checked the plane to rule out other occupants.

The position of a single-engine Cessna type aircraft (Cessna 172) was lost on Monday night in the sea area off Potokaki of Samos.

A search and rescue operation was immediately launched for the private plane flying from Israel.

The operation involved port vessels, a Frontex boat and fishing boats, while a Super Puma rushed.

Cesna seems to have had a problem shortly before landing.

Reports indicate that there were some sharp oscillations as he approached the airport.

Evidence speaks of an explosion that preceded before the fall most likely in the engine.

Source: cnn.gr

Tags: Samos

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