Small German airplane crashes in Croatia, killing 2
The two-seater motor glider went down in the Velebit mountains, near Zadar, killing both passengers.
A small German aircraft crashed in Croatia, resulting in the death of two people, according to local media reports on Saturday. The two-seater motor glider, registered in Germany, went down in the Velebit mountains on Friday. The rugged mountain range, which runs parallel to Croatia's Adriatic coast, posed significant challenges for rescuers.
Authorities reported that the Diamond HK36 Super Dimona was on its way from the Czech Republic to Zadar when it crashed. Contact with the aircraft was lost around 4 p.m. local time (1400 GMT/UTC). A lengthy search, complicated by challenging terrain, heavy rain, wind, and fog, took nearly six hours to locate the wreckage and the bodies of the two passengers.
Croatian media cited the mountain rescue agency, describing the conditions as "extremely difficult." The fog reduced visibility to approximately 2 meters, preventing the deployment of search drones. A 35-person rescue team was eventually dispatched to the crash site. Officials have not disclosed the victims' identities or nationalities, but the Czech Foreign Ministry confirmed that the victims were not Czech citizens.
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