9 believed dead in Thailand plane crash
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BANGKOK—Rescuers scoured the Thai jungle Friday for nine missing people after a turboprop plane crashed southeast of capital Bangkok, though authorities expected no survivors.
The aircraft went down in the jungle of Chacheongsao province on Thursday, and all on board were believed dead, Thai officials said.
Nine people—including two pilots and seven passengers—were traveling from Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi airport to Trat province, an area on the Gulf of Thailand known for its beaches, when the plane went down.
According to local media, passengers included four Thais and five Chinese including two children aged 12 and 13.
Military personnel and volunteers deployed in the search have found some body parts, as well as pieces of the aircraft.
