An expert claimed that the mystery revolving around the MH370 plane has been solved as he said that he has “found” the aircraft deep inside the Cambodia jungle using Google Maps.
Flight MH370 mysteriously disappeared from radar screens on March 8, 2014, while flying over the South China Sea, becoming one of Malaysia’s deadliest aviation incidents and one of the most intriguing mysteries of modern times.
The aircraft, which was headed from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, was carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew members and all onboard were presumed dead.
Ian Wilson, who is a UK-based expert, claimed that he found remains of the missing Malaysia Airlines plane scattered in a jungle in Cambodia.
As quoted by Mirror, he said: “Measuring the Google sighting, you’re looking at around 69 metres, but there looks to be a gap between the tail and the back of the plane. It’s just slightly bigger, but there’s a gap that would probably account for that.”
Wilson also said: “I was on there [Google Earth], a few hours here, a few hours there. If you added it up I spent hours searching for places a plane could have gone down. And in the end, as you can see the place where the plane is. It is literally the greenest, darkest part you can see.”
Previous reports have mentioned that a few bits of debris washed up on an island in the Indian Ocean, but besides that, the authorities did not find any trace of the wreck.
Earlier this year in March, a Texas-based company, Ocean Infinity, announced a proposal for a new search in the southern Indian Ocean where the plane is believed to have crashed.
The company has already submitted the proposal to the Malaysian government, proposing a “no-cure, no-fee” approach for further search. Reports mentioned that the client will have to pay for the services if the company secures a positive outcome.
(With inputs from agencies)