Floating debris found of missing Chilean plane

Chilean officials say they have located debris believed to be from an air force plane that went missing on Monday.

They said the wreckage was found floating 30km from where the C-130 Hercules cargo plane with 38 people on board last made contact.

The wreckage was spotted in a body of water known as the Drake Passage.

Chile expands the search for a plane after two days disappeared in Antarctica
 A handout graphic made available by Chile Air Force (FACh) that shows the operation in the search area of the military aircraft Hercules C-130.

The plane was en route from Chile’s southern city of Punta Arenas to the country’s Presidente Eduardo Frei Montalva base in the Antarctic.

Authorities find plane wreckage in the location where Chilean plane was lost with 38 people
A handout photo made available by the Chilean Air Force (FACh) shows a piece of foam floating near the area where a plane disappeared on 09 December on the way to Antarctica with 38 people on board.
Chile expands the search for a plane after two days disappeared in Antarctica
A handout graphic made available by Chile Air Force (FACh) that shows the operation in the search area of the military aircraft Hercules C-130.

Via EPA-EFE/ Chilean Air Force (FACh) HANDOUT

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