Overview

• An Emergency Locator Transmitter alert from a light aircraft triggered a search off Hemsby Gap at 12:34 p.m. on June 22
• Lifeboats from Hemsby, Caister, Great Yarmouth and Gorleston stations joined a Coastguard fixed-wing plane and helicopter in a combing operation
• Officials stood down the search after concluding there was no evidence of a crash despite exhaustive efforts
• Search crews recovered only minor debris, including loose footballs and a child’s dinghy, during the operation
• Authorities say the plane’s type, passenger count and flight record remain unknown and it did not appear on FlightRadar