An official search operation was called off within four days but a private search - after a fundraising page generated more than £260,000 to pay for a private search team - led to a body being discovered amid the wreckage on February 4. On Friday morning, Sala's family released a statement urging authorities to try to find the missing pilot. (Image: AAIB / SWNS)On Friday evening the campaign set up by the Ibbotson family - led by daughter Danielle - began in a bid to raise funds for another private search. The GoFundMe page states: "Please help bring David Ibbotson home and help give him the send off he deserves. "Thank you so much for your support Ibbotson Family."

Source: Daily Mirror February 08, 2019 20:48 UTC