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Lauchenoirian Guardian

Eddington plane found with no survivors
19th August 2019

The wreckage of the jet carrying convicted murderer Jasmine Eddington from Lauchenoiria to Sanctaria has been found in the Gregory Mountain range. Five bodies were found in the wreckage, accounting for the entire passenger manifest. Eddington’s body was found locked into her jumpseat and has been identified.

The Sanctarian Air Force, who were conducting the search, have confirmed they have recovered the black box. Preliminary investigation has not suggested foul play. Sanctarian Secretary for Homeland Security Kathryn Stewart gave a statement outside her headquarters, promising that the Sanctarian government would not rest “until [they] discover how and why the plane went down”.

Stewart also apologised to Lauchenoiria, on behalf of the Sanctarian government, for not guaranteeing the safety of the prisoner. Lauchenoirian Foreign Secretary Sandra Pavía has accepted this apology, saying that this was an “unfortunate occurrence, but we understand that accidents happen and trust that Sanctaria did all they could to prevent this.”

Controversial far-right leader of Lauchenoiria First Paul Doberman endorsed an online conspiracy theory suggesting that one or both pilots were Kerlian plants ordered to kill Eddington by their government. On social media, Doberman shared a link to a conspiracy website about the Kerlian ‘Aurora Programme’, an alleged Kerlian sleeper agent training programme, which suggested that the pilots were Auroras.

Feminist Party leader Katherine Wright, who had previously speculated that poor Lauchenoirian airport security measures were responsible, responded to Doberman online calling his theory “absurd” and, in a u-turn from her previous position, claiming that foul play was unlikely to have been involved. This resulted in a brief online spat between the pair in which Doberman repeated earlier accusations that Wright was an Aurora herself.