Survivors Unlikely in Plane Crash
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DOUALA, Cameroon (AP) – Aviation officials said Monday that a plane carrying 114 people nose-dived into a thick mangrove forest over the weekend, disintegrating on impact and making the likelihood of survivors slim.
“The plane fell head first. Its nose was buried in the mangrove swamp. It’s very unlikely that there are any survivors, but until we have completely surveyed the area, we are not going to announce that,” said Thomas Sobakam, chief of meteorology for the Douala airport.
