Emiliano Sala -missing plane . Father beginning to think the worst.



The desperate search for a missing plane carrying Premier League footballer Emiliano Sala is set to resume at sunrise as his father admitted he is "beginning to think the worst”.


Five aircraft and two lifeboats had scoured more than 1,000 square miles for traces of the plane after it disappeared from radar over the English Channel en route from Nantes in France to Cardiff.Search and rescue operations were suspended when the sun set last night.

As it called off the hunt, Guernsey Police said the plan was for it to resume at first light on Wednesday.Officers said the chances of passenger survival were "slim", with the Cardiff City striker’s 



father saying: “I don't know what to think... The hours pass and I am just beginning to think the worst.”





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Horacio Sala was speaking to media gathered outside the family home. “We were in touch on Sunday. He was so happy that he was going there, to an even bigger club,” he said.

Sala had scored 12 goals in 19 games in Ligue 1 for Nantes this season and was brought in to bolster the attack for the Premier League strugglers for a fee of around £15 million.The 28-year-old posted a picture with his former Nantes team-mates on Monday captioned "the last goodbye" before flying to Wales.

John Fitzgerald, chief officer of Channel Islands Air Search, said: "I think with the sea temperatures and the sea conditions, the chances of finding anybody alive are reducing all the time.


Footballer Emiliano Sala was on board a light aircraft that disappeared from radar screens over the Channel

"The sea temperatures are very, very cold and just sap the core temperature of anybody in the water very, very quickly."

Guernsey Police said: "Conditions during the search last night were challenging, with wave heights of up to two metres, with heavy rain showers and poor visibility.

"Today the sea is much calmer and although visibility was good, it is now deteriorating."

The single-turbine engine Piper PA-46 Malibu, carrying the footballer and his pilot, left Nantes at 7.15pm for Cardiff and was flying at an altitude of 5,000ft.

As it was passing Guernsey, the pilot "requested descent" but Jersey air traffic control lost contact while it was flying at 2,300ft around 15 miles north of Guernsey.

Rescue teams were scrambled but were unable to find anything on Monday night, with the search resuming at 8am on Tuesday.

Nantes supporters sang songs in support of Sala in the heart of the city on Tuesday night. The club, nicknamed the Canaries, called for supporters to join together at Place Royale on Tuesday evening, where yellow tulips and other tributes were laid.

Cardiff and Nantes fans pay tribute to Emiliano Sala

Sala's father Horacio told Argentinian news channel C5N he was "desperate" after hearing the plane was missing. "I was working, I can't believe it. I am desperate," he said. "Hopefully there will be good news."

He added: "I don't know what could have happened. My family knew nothing, I told them."
Ken Choo, chief executive of the Bluebirds, said: "We were very shocked upon hearing the news that the plane had gone missing. We expected Emiliano to arrive last night into Cardiff and today was due to be his first day with the team

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