The bodies of the four passengers onboard the Cessna plane that crashed near Mayon Volcano’s crater a week ago are expected to be brought down within the day, according to Camalig, Albay Mayor Carlos Irwin Baldo Jr. on Sunday.
Responders conduct retrieval operations atop Mayon Volcano to recover belongings of victims of the crash of the Cessna 340 aircraft, in Camalig, Albay on Friday, February 24, 2023. Four people died in the crash. The Manila-bound plane was reported missing on Feb. 18 minutes after departing Bicol International Airport. Office of Mayor Caloy G. Baldo/Handout via REUTERS
Interviewed on Super Radyo dzBB, the local official said the retrieval team is looking at carrying the remains either by chopper or by foot, depending on the weather. In a separate dzBB interview, Albay Public Safety and Emergency Office Cedric Daep said that the four bodies were already placed in cadaver bags, two of which were brought to the high camp near the crash site.
As to the crashed Cessna plane, Daep said that it will either be retrieved by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines or will be used for tourism purposes.
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