From The Times; 17 Feb:
A light aircraft which was seen by a coastguard to crashland in the Swale estuary at Harty Ferry near Faversham early today (the correspondent was writing on the 16th), started a police search in northeast Kent.
The aircraft, a Cessna with French markings, hit a patch of mud 12 ft deep, 30 ft out from the bank of the Swale, and turbed over.
When police and the fire brigade arrived they saw deep footmarks in the mud leading to the sea wall. An RAF helicopter searched the lonely marshland but nothing was seen of the occupants.
It was later discovered that a man and woman, wearing muddy overalls and carrying hand luggage, were seen walking through the village of Oare, a mile away from the Harty Ferry direction, before 8 am.
Later Kent police said they had no idea who they were looking for or what the occupants might have been doing in the aircraft.
Abbeville, Feb 16 – The Cessna aircraft was stolen here last night, Abbeville police said today. Interpol are in touch with the British police on the incident.
There’s also an aerial photo of the crash site.
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