Tragedy: The two occupants of the single-engine plane that crashed into the sea in Chania are dead

The two occupants of the single-engine ultralight aircraft that crashed in the sea area of ​​Chania, in Maleme, were found unconscious.

The aircraft was found sunken half a mile from the beach on the borders of Maleme and Tavronitis, by a private vessel that participated in the investigations and on which was an officer of the Coast Guard-Hellenic Coast Guard.

The two occupants were recovered by divers unconscious and are being taken to shore to be taken to a hospital.

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As the lifeguard Pavlos Litinakis, who was the one who retrieved the two men, reported to zarpanews.gr, both were dead.

Chania: How the plane crashed

The aircraft with two passengers had taken off from the Kopaida area bound for the airport in Maleme, which is used by such small aircraft.

But because it was getting dark, the pilot made a turn over Kolymbari with the intention of approaching the runway from the seaward side, but suddenly his signal was lost.

According to information, the single-engine aircraft was due to take part in races in Maleme next weekend.

Chania: Images from the investigations of the Coast Guard to locate the aircraft

Earlier, the Zarpanews website had published images from the search for the single-engine aircraft.