The Pacific Flying School plane wreckage has been spotted by an aerial search team led by the Fiji Maritime Surveillance Rescue Corrdination Centre.
#SAR (Vanua Levu) We can confirm that the aircraft was discovered this morning by aerial search teams. Consolidated efforts by both air and ground teams now focus on gaining access to the site #Fiji #TeamFiji pic.twitter.com/KdD9rs67mU
— FMSRCC (@fmsrcc) February 28, 2018
Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police, Rusiate Tudravu says that while their team was conducting an aerial search this morning, the plane wreck was spotted in the rugged terrain in Delaikoro, Vanua Levu.
He says the Search and Rescue Team is regrouping at Labasa Airport to map out a path to get to the site.
We will have more details later.