One body is still yet to be recovered from the site of a plane crash at London Southend Airport, police have confirmed.
Four foreign nationals, including a doctor, died when the aircraft crashed on Sunday, July 13.
Three of four bodies have since been recovered from the site, with work ongoing to recover the remaining one.
The plane was later confirmed to be a medical flight chartered for a patient to be transported for treatment in Britain.
It is understood that the patient had been dropped off and the Beechcraft B200 aircraft was bound for its base in the Netherlands when it crashed.
Police said the four victims included the plane's commander, co-pilot and a doctor, who were all men, along with a female nurse.
The nurse has been named in media reports as Maria Fernanda Rojaz Ortiz, aged 31, who was originally from Chile and was a German national.
The doctor has been named in reports as a German national, 46-year-old Dr Matthias Eyl.
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Essex Police said officers are working closely with the coroner and are not able to officially confirm the identities until formal identification has taken place.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, July 15, the force said it was “continuing to work on recovering a fourth body within the next 24 hours”.
The airport remains closed until further notice.
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|Emergency services investigating at the site of the plane crash
The force said it was an “extremely complex operation which is being carried out sensitively and to give each person the dignity they deserve”.
It added that it was in contact with the respective embassies of the four victims and support for the families was also in place in their home countries.
Chief Superintendent Morgan Cronin said: “Our response to this incredibly complex incident continues today in parallel with our colleagues at the AAIB (Air Accidents Investigation Branch).
“Everything we are doing is aimed at finding and preserving the physical and electronic evidence, which we hope will help build an accurate picture of what happened.
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|Police pictured at the scene of the plane crash on Monday, July 14
“The scale of the work being undertaken by many agencies here at London Southend Airport should not be underestimated.
“That work at the scene will continue today and further into the week as we seek to find the answers to what happened here on Sunday afternoon.”
Witnesses told of seeing a “fireball”, while images of fire and black smoke were shared on social media after the crash.
Police are appealing to members of the public who saw the crash or have video footage of it to get in touch.
They are also seeking footage of any small jets – not commercial aircraft – landing at the airport on Sunday between 2.15pm and 4pm.
Information and footage can be submitted online HERE.