Wreckage of Lufthansa training plane pulled out of Adriatic waters

The wreckage of the Lufthansa training plane that crashed 6.5 nautical miles south of the Dugi Otok island on Friday was pulled out of the Adriatic Sea at 1530 hours Monday by the Croatian Navy.

The bodies of two people on the plane were recovered earlier today and taken to the pathology ward in the Zadar Hospital where autopsies would be performed.

The twin-engined PA 44 vanished Friday with a flying instructor and a trainee on board.

The wreckage of the plane was spotted by underwater cameras on Sunday morning. Teams of rescuers and divers located the plane some 67 metres under the sea. They also could see body of one victim on Sunday morning.

When the plane was pulled to 30 metres under the sea, the bodies of the victims - a 36-year-old Croatian pilot and a 20-year-old Italian trainee - were taken from the wreckage.
(Hina)