Brazil plane crash latest: Removal of bodies begins after plane crashes near Sao Paulo, killing 62 passengers

Brazilian civil defense teams have recovered at least 26 bodies from the wreckage of a plane that crashed in Brazil ’s Sao Paulo state on Friday, killing all 62 people on board.

VoePass flight 2283 took off from Cascavel, in the state of Parana, just before noon on its way to the Sao Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport. The ATR-72 lost signal around 1:22 pm local time and crashed in Vinhedo, 50 miles northwest of Sao Paulo city.

Captain Danilo Santos Romano, a pilot with the Voepass airline since 2022, was flying the ATR-72 when it crashed, according to Brazilian outlet Globo TV News .

Other crew members included co-pilot Humberto de Campos Alencar e Silva, 61, and flight attendant Débora Soper Avila, 29, according to the outlet, which viewed the downed flight’s manifest.

Brazilian officials are investigating the cause of the crash, and have recovered the plane’s black box.

Ice may be one factor in the crash, according to VoePass.