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Body Recovered After Light Aircraft Crash at Hanningfield Reservoir

Police describe the case as non-suspicious pending a coroner review.

Overview

  • Specialist teams using sonar located wreckage and recovered a man's body from the reservoir, with police believing he was the sole occupant.
  • The Beagle B121 Pup, registered G-AZDG, departed North Weald for Southend and its flight-tracking data shows the journey ended over the reservoir around 2pm.
  • Essex Police and the Air Accidents Investigation Branch continue a joint inquiry, and search operations at the site have concluded.
  • Formal identification and cause of death will be handled by HM Coroner, with no suspicious circumstances identified by investigators.
  • Essex and Suffolk Water report no impact on supplies, and some media claims about a suicide note remain unverified by authorities.