The multi-agency search and retrieval team—which includes personnel from the 31st Infantry Battalion, 9th Infantry Division (9ID)—reached the Cessna plane wreckage near Mount Mayon's crater after a treacherous trek to the volcano's Camalig, Albay flank on February 24, 2023.
Army soldiers and other responders are retrieving the remains of the four fatalities amid poor visibility and the area's unstable terrain.
Joint Task Force Bicolandia formed Task Force Sagip in the wake of the Cessna plane’s crash on Mayon Volcano on February 18, 2023. Unfavorable terrain and bad weather contributed to the difficulty of reaching the crash site, according to members of the multi-agency search and retrieval team.
Photos from the 9th Infantry Division, Philippine Army