Overview
- The single-engine aircraft failed to return to Saint-Girons, prompting a distress call on Sunday evening.
- Two rescue helicopters located the wreck in darkness at about 2,000 meters in snowy, difficult terrain.
- A mountain gendarmerie officer rappelled to the site, confirmed four fatalities, and recovery teams retrieved the bodies from an area without road access.
- Authorities identified the victims as a 25-year-old flight instructor and three trainees from the National School of Civil Aviation in Toulouse, aged 18 and 21.
- The Foix prosecutor said psychological support was organized for relatives and that the cause of the crash remains under investigation.