Bodies of pilots from missing plane found in Bataan
ORANI, BATAAN —— The bodies of the pilot and the student pilot of a Cessna plane reported missing since Monday were found by authorities here on Thursday.
The remains of Capt. Pilot Navern Nagaraja and student pilot Kuldeep Singh, both Indian nationals, were retrieved from the forested area of Sitio Gasak, Barangay Mabiga in Hermosa, Bataan.
The retrieval operation was conducted by the Philippine Air Force, local police, and volunteers of Metro Bataan Development Authority (MBDA).
The victims’ remains were brought to the MBDA command center here.
Charlie Pizarro, MBDA general manager, said local residents identified the crash site.
The Cessna training plane was reported missing Monday after taking off in Manila, reports said./lzb
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