Three players from Brazilian soccer club Chapecoense were among survivors, Brazilian media reported on Tuesday, after a plane carrying their team to the final of the Sudamericana Cup crashed in Colombia. TV channels Globonews and SporTV identified the players as defender Alan Ruschel, goalkeeper Danilo and reserve goalkeeper Jakson Follmann. Poor weather conditions initially made the crash site accessible only by road, airport authorities at Medellin, where the charter plane was scheduled to land, said on Twitter. Poor weather conditions made the crash site accessible only by road, airport authorities at Medellin, where the plane was scheduled to land, said on social network Twitter. A video published on the team’s Facebook page showed the team readying for the flight earlier Monday in Sao Paulo’s Guarulhos international airport.

Source: Hindustan Times November 29, 2016 05:49 UTC