Rain, terrain foil retrieval of crash victims' bodies

by Rhaydz B. Barcia - Franco Jose C. Baroña

Feb 25, 2023 12:49 am

RAIN, the mountainous terrain and technical problems are impeding efforts to bring down the bodies of the victims of the Cessna plane crash from Mount Mayon, authorities said Friday.

All four people aboard the Cessna RPC 340 — pilot Capt. Rufino James Crisostomo Jr., mechanic Joel Martin and Australians Simon Chipperfield and Karthi Santhanam — were killed when the aircraft slammed into the west slope of Mayon last Saturday.

GRIM TASK Rescuers continue to battle harsh weather conditions at the summit of Mayon Volcano on Friday, Feb. 24, 2023, as they retrieve the bodies of the victims from a Cessna plane that crashed on Saturday, February 18. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

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