“It s a very risky operation,” Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology director Teresito Bacolcol told The Associated Press. “It s a race against time and it s a matter of life and death but there s also the danger of rockfalls and volcanic lahar.” Philippine: Wreckage of Cessna Plane with Four Onboard Found Near Mayon Volcano.
A The Cessna 340 left Manila with a pilot, a crew member and two passengers, but has not been heard from since then, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines said.