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Man’s body has been pulled from Essex reservoir After a small private plane crashed into the water.
Divers recovered the unknown victim’s remains from Hanning Field Reservoir on Tuesday after a desperate search late Monday night.
According to flight data, the victim is believed to be the only passenger on the plane which crashed on an erratic route over Essex on Sunday afternoon.
Essex Police said there were no suspicious circumstances and a file was being prepared for the coroner. Authorities have not released any information about the casualties.
The three-seater private plane, a Beagle B121 Pup, left North Weald Airport for Southend Airport just before 12pm on Sunday but crashed into the reservoir shortly after 2pm.
Flight data showed the plane was in the air for 1 hour and 23 minutes before crashing.
Chief Superintendent Waheed Khan said: “I would like to start by acknowledging the loss of life in tragic circumstances. Our thoughts are with everyone affected by this incident.”
“The work of formally identifying this individual will be undertaken sensitively by the UK Coroner and it would be incorrect for us to formally identify him before following this process.”
Essex Police, working with the Air Accident Investigation Branch (AAIB), used sonar equipment and dive teams to search for the plane from Monday night into Tuesday.
Police have since ended their search, believing the body belonged to the sole passenger on the plane.
Flowers have since appeared at the edge of the site in tribute.
The Essex Wildlife Trust, which manages a nature reserve at the site, said the reservoir would remain closed while police investigate.
Essex and Suffolk Water assured that the incident had not affected customers’ water supplies.
A spokesman said: “Essex and Suffolk water teams are carefully managing the reservoirs to ensure water quality and ecology are protected.”
Police are asking anyone with information, CCTV, dash cam or other footage relating to the incident to contact us onlineciting Incident No. 552 of December 28.