All 29 Onboard The Missing AN-32 Presumed Dead Says Indian Air Force

Nearly two months after it went missing the Indian Air Force has formally informed the families of those on board the ill fated flight are presumed to be dead.

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¡°The Court of Inquiry, upon very careful scrutiny of circumstantial evidence available, and in light of extensive search and rescue operations carried out, has concluded that it is unlikely that the missing personnel on board the ill-fated aircraft would have survived the accident,¡± the presumed death certificate issued by the IAF which is dated on August 24 reads.

PTI quoting IAF sources reported that the presumed death certificate were issued so that the families of those missing could complete the administrative and legal formalities including claiming insurances and pensions.

BCCL

Even though they passengers and crew have been presumed dead, the search for the missing flight will continue.

More than 201 search and rescue sorties, using all suitable aircraft at our disposal were undertaken. Approximately 2,17,800 square nautical miles have been covered multiple times by these aircraft, during the search.

BCCL

The IAF AN-32 with carrying, 29 people, including 21 military personnel, six crew members and two civilians, was on its way to Port Blair when it disappeared from radar on July 22.

India had launched one of the largest search and rescue operations in recent years, to trace the the missing flight, but to no avail.