
The
28-year-old striker was travelling from Nantes, France to Wales to join
his new teammates at Cardiff City, after signing a $29 million deal
with his new club.
Sala’s
body was recovered from the seabed wreckage last week after he
disappeared on January 22 with his pilot David Ibbotson on board.
Sala had to be identified by his fingerprints after his body pulled out from the wreckage of the Piper Malibu aircraft.
“Mr
Sala was identified on the 7th February by means of fingerprint
evidence analyses by fingerprint expert Christopher Bradbury,” Ian
Parry, a senior coroner’s officer for Dorset, said.
“A post mortem was carried out after the body was taken to Holly Tree Lodge mortuary.
“Home office pathologist Mr Purdue gave the cause of death as head and trunk injuries.”
The inquest was adjourned until November 6 for a pre-inquest review.
An
interim report is set to be released within a fortnight, although a
full report by the Air Accident Investigation Branch will not be
published for at least six months, The Sun reported.