A C130 arrived in Villamil this morning from Guayaquil with a helicopter that will go up in a couple of hours. It looked pretty bad, pretty compressed, and one wing and the pontoons crumbled. We try to remain optimistic, however, because one wing is completely intact, with its struts and all. The helicopter is heading up soon with medical aid and plans for search patterns if Noel and Bill aren't in the ultralight. Bill and Noel are dead.
Military personnel are on site to extract the bodies.
Al is there to photograph and make notes. Michael and the 2 park guys walked to the site and are waiting to be brought back. I finally lost it right after I went to make sure Dave Clark was ok. I had to go find a quiet place on the bow to let out a little pent-up emotion. Sat there thinking about what I remember about Bill and Noel.