The body of the pilot of the plane that crashed into the sea in the Var has been found, the prefecture announces

The body of the pilot of the plane that crashed into the sea in Lavandou has been found, the Var prefecture announced in a press release on X, Friday August 16. The man was born in 1959, Samuel Finielz, the Var prosecutor, told AFP. “The prefect of Var, the maritime prefect and the mayor of Lavandou present their condolences to the pilot’s family”the prefecture said.

An investigation to find the causes of the accident has been opened by the Toulon public prosecutor. “In order to ensure safety in the crash zone and to preserve the action of the emergency services, navigation and nautical activities remain prohibited in the zone (…) until further notice”this source specified in its press release.

A plane crashed into the sea in Lavandou on Friday at around 5 p.m. as part of a “air meeting off the coast of Lavandou”The Air Force clarified to franceinfo that it is not a Patrouille de France plane, but a Fouga Magister which belongs to an association. The Patrouille de France was announced as a show as part of the commemorations, underlines France Bleu, but following this fatal accident, theThe Patrouille de France announced around 6:30 p.m. that it had decided to cancel its aerial display.