SANTIAGO – The Chilean Air Force on Wednesday said it had located debris believed to be from a military cargo plane that crashed this week with 38 people aboard.
The debris was found 30-kilometers (18.6 miles) south of where the plane last made contact, the Air Force said. The parts were being recovered for analysis to determine if they belonged to the Hercules C-130 cargo plane.
The Brazilian Ministry of Defense said one of its ships had recovered personal items and debris compatible with the plane, around 500 km (311 miles) from the southern Argentine city of Ushuaia in Patagonia.
The aircraft, which was heading to a base in Antarctica, disappeared shortly after taking off late on Monday from the southern city of Punta Arenas in Chilean Patagonia.
The cause of the crash was unknown and officials acknowledged the slim chances of finding any survivors.(Reuters)
