{"id":61575,"date":"2026-08-23T08:49:09","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T12:49:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/victims-in-croatia-small-plane-crash-identified-as-german-nationals\/23\/08\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-08-23T08:49:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-23T12:49:09","slug":"victims-in-croatia-small-plane-crash-identified-as-german-nationals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/victims-in-croatia-small-plane-crash-identified-as-german-nationals\/23\/08\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Victims in Croatia small plane crash identified as German nationals"},"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\">The two people killed in a small plane crash in Croatia were German nationals, their local air club has confirmed.<\/p>\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<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 identity of the victims was initially unclear, but the Hamburg-based HFB-Fluggemeinschaft air club has since posted a statement on its website, saying that two of its members were killed en route from the Czech Republic to Zadar.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The club said the aircraft was a 20-year-old Super Dimona HK36TC-100 two-seater.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The German Foreign Office has also confirmed that the two killed were German nationals, without providing further details on their identities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">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<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/world\/articles\/victims-croatia-small-plane-crash-121828137.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The two people killed in a small plane crash in Croatia were German nationals, their local air club has confirmed. 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