BREAKING: Two South Australians missing after a plane crash in the Philippines - have just been confirmed dead. 9News MORE:
Chipperfield, Santhanam, a pilot and a crew member were all confirmed dead, Foreign Minister Penny Wong said.A crew of firefighters had to go into a remote part of the Philippines and scale a volcano to find the wreckage."On behalf of the Australian Government, I'd like to extend my deepest sympathy to the families of the two men, Simon Chipperfield and Karthi Santhanam, both from Adelaide, my home town, as well as the Filipino nationals involved.
The wreckage is located near a "permanent danger site" and a determined "no-fly zone" around the volcano. Rescue teams had to be given permission by the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology to begin the high-risk search operations.More than 200 personnel along with 34 vehicles, 11 drones and four K9 dogs were deployed in the joint search and rescue operation to reach the aircraft in the remote volcano, according to state-run Philippine News Agency.Continue reading
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