The body is being taken to Portland to be passed over to the Dorset coroner for examination, the AAIB added. The aircraft remains 67 metres underwater 21 miles off the coast of Guernsey in the English Channel as poor weather conditions stopped efforts to recover it. An AAIB spokesman said: "Unfortunately, attempts to recover the aircraft wreckage were unsuccessful before poor weather conditions forced us to return the ROV to the ship. (Image: emilianosala9/Instagram)"In challenging conditions, the AAIB and its specialist contractors successfully recovered the body previously seen amidst the wreckage. Mr Mearns - known as the "Shipwreck Hunter" - and his team located the aircraft within two hours of commencing their search.

Source: Daily Mirror February 06, 2019 23:25 UTC