Divers recover body from Essex reservoir after plane crash
Essex police issue update after body recovered from reservoir
- A man's body has been recovered from Hanningfield Reservoir in Essex after a small private plane crashed into the water.
- The victim is believed to have been the sole occupant of the three-seater Beagle B121 Pup aircraft, which crashed on Sunday afternoon.
- The plane had departed North Weald Airfield and was en route to Southend Airport, flying for over an hour before the incident.
- Essex Police have confirmed there are no suspicious circumstances, and a file is being prepared for the coroner.
- Search operations involved Essex Police and the Air Accidents Investigation Branch, with the reservoir remaining closed for ongoing investigations.