A small passenger plane carrying three people, including television journalist Gérard Leclerc, crashed Tuesday in Lavau-sur-Loire (Loire-Atlantique), where two bodies were found, we were told. known from standard sources.
The Canal + team and its colleague Lawrence Ferrari immediately confirmed the death of the journalist in the accident on X (formerly Twitter) and paid tribute to him.
When the plane piloted by the journalist (CNews, ex-France 2) disappeared from radar screens, the prefecture triggered an air-ground rescue program (SATER) in the afternoon.
According to sources familiar with the matter, the underwater search had to be suspended till night due to poor conditions and the two bodies lying in the wreckage could not be freed.
According to France Bleu Loire Océan, debris was found at the level of a lock, a wheel and a registered area. The rest of the plane is in water, 3 or 4 meters deep, in a swamp with strong currents.
The Bureau of Investigation and Analysis for Civil Aviation (BEA) reported on X (formerly Twitter) that the “fatal accident” involved Robin Aircraft TR 400 aircraft registered F-GMXY.
“One @BEA_Aero investigator and first information investigator on site today, joined by two @BEA_Aero investigators tomorrow.“, system writes, declares “Initiation of safety investigation“.
According to local media, the flight took off from Loudun Airport (Vienna).
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