Search and rescue teams of the 95th Infantry Battalion (95IB), 5th Infantry Division braved the inclement weather as they continue to search for the missing passengers of the ill-fated plane that crashed in the Sierra Madre mountains of Isabela on January 27, 2023.
95IB, in close coordination with the Cagayan Valley Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council, deployed three search and rescue squads, composed of a total of 33 personnel, at Barangay Dicambangan, Divilacan; Barangay Sapinit, Divilacan; and Barangay Dibuluan, San Mariano.
It can be recalled that a Cessna single-engined plane went missing after departing Cauayan Airport in Isabela on the afternoon of January 23, 2023. The plane which carried six persons including the pilot is supposed to land at the Maconacon Airport in the eastern seaboard of the province.
Army Commanding General Lt. Gen. Romeo S. Brawner, Jr., lauded the 95IB search and rescue teams for their selfless dedication in saving the missing passengers of the ill-fated plane. The Army’s search and rescue teams have been working around the clock with police and other government responders in conducting extensive search operations in the rugged terrain of Sierra Madre.
Photos from the 5th Infantry Division