{"id":111779,"date":"2019-02-08T14:55:30","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T13:55:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/?p=111779"},"modified":"2019-02-08T14:55:35","modified_gmt":"2019-02-08T13:55:35","slug":"just-in-missing-emiliano-salas-body-recovered-family-pay-tributes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.citypeopleonline.com\/just-in-missing-emiliano-salas-body-recovered-family-pay-tributes\/","title":{"rendered":"Just In: Missing Emiliano Sala’s Body Recovered, Family Pay Tributes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The family of Cardiff City footballer Emiliano Sala has paid tribute to him after police confirmed it was his body which was removed from a crashed plane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Argentine-born Sala, 28, was travelling to Cardiff in a light aircraft piloted by David Ibbotson, which went missing over the English Channel on 21 January.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The club has offered to pay for Sala’s body to be repatriated to Argentina.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mr Ibbotson’s body has not been found and Sala’s family hopes authorities “will do their best” to find him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a statement, they said: “We would like to thank you for all your signs of affection and support in what is the most painful time of our lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Seeing the whole world mobilised to support us in our research has been an infinitely precious help. Thanks to you, we are now able to mourn our son, our brother.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“On this Friday morning, our thoughts go to David Ibbotson and his family, hoping that the authorities will do their best to find him.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a post on Instagram, Sala’s sister Romina said: “Your soul in my soul, it will shine forever thus illuminating the time of my existence. I love you, Tito.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tu alma en mi alma\u00a0 brillar\u00e1 por siempre,\u00a0 iluminando as\u00ed, el tiempo de mi existir.\u00a0 Te amo tito.<\/a><\/p>

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