Update of the missing plane

His wife, Deb Velleman, is still missing. Borries is also missing. Anthony Velleman will need months of intensive medical attention, Albert Lewitinn, a Velleman family spokesperson, told Patch. Two families searching for missing loved ones in Panama said the United States government "doesn't have assets to deploy" in the search, according to a joint statement.

Despite pressure by Wisconsin Sen. Government continues to refuse to aid in the search for the missing Americans, Lewitinn said. Coast Guard is saddened by the tragic accident off the coast of Panama. Our Search and Rescue experts assisted Panama by completing a surface drift analysis and providing probable search areas to help find the location of the passengers and submerged aircraft. Coast Guard cutters operating in the region do not have the capability to conduct underwater searches," Lt.

Matthew Kroll, chief of media relations, U. Coast Guard said in a statement to Patch. In response to Patch's request for comment, the U. Debris of the plane has reportedly been found on various islands, particularly in Africa. However, the reason for the crash has not yet been ascertained. Experts believed that the aircraft flew 2, miles past Indonesia before crashing into the South Indian Ocean near the coordinates S The latest update in the case could be a possible new development in the investigation attempting to find the plane.

Dr Victor Iannello, Bobby Ulich, Richard Godfrey, and Andrew Banks, in their study, examined 2, possible paths the plane could have taken to determine the most likely site of crash. It is now believed that the plane has "better than even odds" to be within nautical miles from the new location.

In the months and years after the aircraft disappeared, pieces of MH have washed up on coastlines in the western Indian Ocean. After years of continual searching for the missing plane, its official underwater search was stopped in the spring of October 2, pm Updated October 2, pm.

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