Search under way for nine people onboard Cessna Caravan
A search and rescue operation is under way after a small plane crashed into a mangrove forest in Bang Pakong district of Chachoengsao on Thursday afternoon.
According to the aviation news provider FL360aero, the Thai Flying Service Cessna Caravan C208 (HS-SKR) with nine people onboard left Suvarnabhumi airport at 2.46pm, bound for Ko Mai Chee airport in Trat province. It reportedly lost contact with the Suvarnabhumi control tower at around 3pm.
The crash occurred at 3.18pm behind Wat Khao Din in Bang Pakong district.
The wreckage of the small plane was found in the mud in a mangrove forest. Women’s clothes and a photo of three foreign women were found at the site.
This is a developing story and will be updated.
Rescue workers inspect the wreckage of the crashed plane in Bang Pakong district of Chachoengsao on Thursday afternoon. (Image from video by Chachoengsao Rescue Association)