MANILA, Philippines — Two weeks after a Cessna plane carrying six passengers disappeared over the Sierra Madre mountains in Isabela, rescue teams are scouring possible landing or crash sites of the aircraft.
Isabela public information office chief Joshua Hapinat said local rescue teams have teamed up with the military in searching for the aircraft.
The Philippine Air Force said it has not received any new information from its tactical operations group as of yesterday.
Teams from the 95th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army are helping in the search for the missing plane.
Constante Foronda, head of the Isabela Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, had earlier given assurance that the search would continue despite the risks.
He said search units are “groping in the dark” and braving wet, dark and perilous terrain under hazardous weather conditions.
The aircraft, which took off from Cauayan airport, was supposed to land at the Maconacon airport after a 30-minute flight.