Coahuila, May 9: The wreckage of a missing private plane that was carrying 13 people has been found in a mountainous area in Mexico's Coahuila, the state's public security department said. Authorities conducted an aerial survey to find the plane which was found in a remote area near Ocampo, CNN reported.

All the 13 bodies were found at the site. Officials launched a massive search of the plane which went missing since May 5 while it was on its way to Monterrey from Las Vegas, said Coahuila Governor Miguel Riquelme. Authorities said that a flight plan showed that 10 passengers and three crew members were aboard the ill-fated jet. Body Pulled from Wreckage of Plane Carrying Emiliano Sala.

Riquelme said that the plane lost contact and disappeared from radars after flying over Monclova city, situated nearly 180 km north-west of Monterrey. The aircraft was identified as a Challenger 601 jet manufactured by Canada's Bombardier Inc. The reason for the crash is yet to be ascertained.

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