Police focus search for missing soccer star Emiliano Sala on life raft scenario
|(CNN)Efforts to locate the plane carrying missing Argentine soccer player Emiliano Sala has become a recovery operation, according to Channel Islands Air Search spokeswoman Alison Robins.
“We still have crews out searching, and once they return later today (Wednesday) they will file a report, at which point we hope to issue a full statement. At this stage, this has become a recovery operation,” she said.
Police said 280 square miles had been covered by multiple aircraft over five hours Wednesday but there had been “no trace” of the aircraft.