Family tries to revive search for Sala plane pilot

The family of the pilot of the small plane that crashed over the Channel while flying Argentine footballer Emiliano Sala to Britain has launched a fundraising campaign to find his remains.

British rescuers on Thursday formally identified the one body pulled from the submerged wreckage as that of the 28-year-old striker.

But strong currents and winter weather forced them to call off the search before locating 59-year-old pilot David Ibbotson -- the only other person on the Piper Malibu propeller aircraft.

"As a family we are relying on the kindness of the good hearted people to help us raise the much needed funds to help us find our beloved Dad, Husband and Son," the GoFundMe page said.

"To be told the search has now been called off for the foreseeable future has only made this tragic time more difficult."
"Even though he will be there, his soul will always be in our hearts."