{"id":61538,"date":"2026-08-22T04:10:42","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T08:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/small-german-plane-crashes-in-croatian-mountains-killing-two\/22\/08\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T04:10:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T08:10:42","slug":"small-german-plane-crashes-in-croatian-mountains-killing-two","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/small-german-plane-crashes-in-croatian-mountains-killing-two\/22\/08\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Small German plane crashes in Croatian mountains, killing two"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\" data-body-type=\"bodyblocks\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A small aircraft registered in Germany crashed in Croatia&#8217;s Velebit mountains near the coastal city of Zadar on Friday, killing both people on board.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Croatian police said on Friday that the wreckage of the motor glider and the bodies of its two passengers were found after a lengthy search in difficult terrain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The authorities initially gave no details on the nationality or identity of the two victims.<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-accent\/2 pb-5 md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_53ihlhl8bclubsnqq5bH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_53ihlhl8bclubsnqq5bH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_53ihlhl8bclubsnqq5bH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The two-seat aircraft, a Diamond HK36 Super Dimona, was travelling from the Czech Republic to Zadar. Contact with the aircraft was lost on Friday afternoon after 4 pm (1400 GMT).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Civil defence teams, fire brigades and mountain rescue services launched a comprehensive search and rescue operation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Based on the registration number given by Croatian police, the aircraft was registered in Germany. 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