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Three days after the disappearance of a small plane, police in Austria discovered the wreckage of the Cessna 172 in the high mountains.

“It’s the wreckage of the missing plane”the head of the Tyrolean Aviation Authority, Klaus Hohenauer, told the German Press Agency on Tuesday. Shortly before, the remains of the small plane had been spotted by a police helicopter on the Schrankar in Tyrol at an altitude of 2,800 meters. The plane’s pilot was found dead on board. There were no further casualties.

According to the “Tiroler Tageszeitung”, the Cessna 172 left Rome on Saturday with destination Bad Wörishofen near Augsburg. However, radio contact was lost at 11:45 a.m. northeast of Sölden. Shortly before, the German pilot had reported in an emergency call that he was losing altitude in his Cessna, according to the newspaper. According to police, the search has been seriously affected in recent days by adverse weather conditions, such as hurricane winds. (rbu/sda/dpa)