On the water's surface
Recovery of the crashed plane from Lake Attersee has begun
After a training aircraft carrying flight instructor Benedikt and student Fiona crashed into Lake Attersee on Wednesday, recovery efforts are now underway. On Monday morning, divers attached ropes to the wreck at a depth of about 160 meters. Hours later, the wreck was brought to the water’s surface.
Kronen Zeitung als bevorzugte Google-Quelle hinzufügen “If everything goes according to plan, the plane should be out of the water by late afternoon,” officials said on Monday. The recovery operation, which had to be suspended on Saturday afternoon, resumed that morning. The operation had proved too technically challenging—initial attempts had been made to attach the ropes using a robot.
Wreck lay at a depth of about 160 meters
On Monday, two specialized divers finally reached the wreck at a depth of about 160 meters and apparently succeeded in attaching the recovery lines. Faster than expected, the aircraft was then brought piece by piece toward the surface, where it finally emerged shortly before 2 p.m.
Floating buoy with crane at the crash site
Emergency responders had previously transported a large floating buoy—equipped with a crane and a winch—to the crash site. Using this, the two-seater aircraft, with the bodies on board, was lifted out of the water and brought ashore. The police cordoned off a wide area around the site and set up a privacy screen.
“Grueling” Recovery
The recovery proved particularly challenging due to the great depth of the water and the damage to the aircraft wreckage. District Fire Chief Wolfgang Hufnagl described it on Saturday as a “grueling ordeal.” Parts of the tail and wings were bent or broken off. The aircraft had to be lifted with the utmost care to prevent further breakage.
Wreckage lies on the lake bed about 300 meters from the shore
The 19-year-old flight student and her 24-year-old flight instructor crashed into Lake Attersee on Wednesday. On the evening of the accident, the wreckage was located about 300 meters from the shore at a depth of 160 meters.
The Wels District Attorney’s Office has since launched a preliminary investigation into negligent homicide against unknown perpetrators. To that end, the wreckage has been seized by authorities so that an expert can determine the cause of the accident, according to a spokesperson for the District Attorney’s Office. A request for an autopsy of the two deceased individuals has also been filed.
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