Emiliano Sala Search: Unidentified 'Floating Objects' Found

Cardiff City striker Emiliano Sala, pictured playing for Nantes

Premier League footballer Emiliano Sala is feared dead after it was confirmed he was on board the plane which disappeared over the English Channel.

The Argentine striker was one of two people on the Piper Malibu, when it lost contact near the Casquets lighthouse around eight miles north-west of Alderney at 8.30pm on Monday.

A search operation took place throughout Tuesday while The authorities added a number of ‘objects’ had been found during their search – but they have not been able to confirm if they belonged to the plane.

“During the course of the 15-hour search, which used multiple air and sea assets from the Channel Islands, UK and France, a number of floating objects have been seen in the water,” the tweet read. 

“We have been unable to confirm whether any of these are from the missing aircraft.”