Police searching for the plane carrying footballer Emiliano Sala are prioritising the theory that he and the pilot made it on to a life raft.
The search has resumed for Cardiff City’s new signing after the light aircraft he was travelling on from Nantes disappeared over the English Channel.
Sala complained about a plane that looked like it was “about to fall apart” in a final message before his disappearance.
The Argentine was due to become the Welsh club’s most expensive signing ever after a €17 million fee was agreed between the clubs.