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The small two-seater tourist plane which was damaged Tuesday in Lake Geneva off Vevey (VD) was out of the water on Friday afternoon. The accident had not been injured serious. Pollution has been evaluated as low.
(Keystone-ATS) “The recovery operations of the aircraft, off the Pichette beach in Corseaux, near Vevey, took place using a barge specially chartered in the area, equipped with a crane and a winch,” David Guisolan, spokesperson for the Vaud cantonal police, told Keystone. They were carried out by the Swiss Security Inquiry Service (SESE), in coordination with the Lacustre Brigade of the Vaud Police.
Divers have made sure of all the controls underwater, in particular the fixing of the ropes and the winching cable, explained the spokesperson. The wreck was about 30 meters deep. It was extracted from water around 4:15 p.m., noted Keystone-ATS on site. The first operations had started in the morning.
Preliminary checks had been carried out during the week to ensure that the plane – an ICP Savannah S – can be raised without risk, specifies Mr. Guisolan. “Pollution has been evaluated as low. There was still a little hydrocarbon in the small two -seater ”. A trailer boat towing the barge had to bring the rugged apparatus of some 600 kg to the ground.
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The accident took place Tuesday shortly before 4:00 p.m. The passenger aircraft has attempted an emergency bittering for reasons that still remain to be determined. He was regaining Bex aerodrome, from where he had taken off in the morning, when he started to lose altitude above Lake Geneva, police said. Following the shock with the water, he turned frontally before sink.
The two people on board were able to go out on their own and were able to go up in a private boat, who came to rescue them. They were only slightly injured. The pilot is a 62 -year -old Vaudois national, accompanied by a 31 -year -old passenger from Belgium. It was a private flight. No one else was injured on the lake.
Since it is a civil aviation accident, the public prosecutor of the Confederation (MPC) is competent for criminal proceedings relating to the offenses committed aboard an aircraft. The SESE is responsible for investigating the cause of the accident in coordination with the gendarmes of the traffic unit.
