The members of the retrieval team were commended both by officials from local governments in Albay and the Energy Development Corp. | MaAprilMierINQ /PDI
Camalig Mayor Carlos Irwin Baldo Jr., who heads the incident command center, said on Saturday night that the town council would pass a resolution recognizing the effort and dedication of the retrieval team and the different government agencies and local volunteers involved in the operations to recover the bodies of those who perished in the crash.
During the retrieval operation, additional teams were deployed to deliver food and supplies and to maintain ground security. The Cessna RPC340 bound for Metro Manila went missing minutes after it took off from Bicol International Airport in Daraga, Albay, at 6:43 a.m. on Feb. 18. Its wreckage was found a day later in an aerial search, some 350 meters from the volcano’s summit crater. But it was not until Feb. 22 that the bodies were found by the search team a short distance from where the plane crashed.The retrieval team started the trip down at around 2:30 p.m.
“We are aware of the extreme challenges posed by the terrain, altitude, weather and temperature, and other hazards involved in these retrieval operations, and for coming to the aid of others, we will be eternally grateful to each and every person and team that did not stop until our four Kapamilya were located and brought down to the high ground campsite.
Tantoco said they were finalizing the arrangement with the families of the victims for the remains to be brought back to their homes in the Philippines and in Australia.Subscribe to our daily newsletter
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