An expert made a bizarre claim saying that the mystery revolving around the MH370 plane was solved.
He even said that he "found" the aircraft deep inside the Cambodia jungle using Google Maps.
Daily Mirror, Daily Star, and Daily Record again published his comments, which became one of the top searches on Google.
The UK-based expert claimed that he found remains of the missing Malaysia Airlines plane scattered in a jungle in Cambodia.
Wilson also said: "I was on there [Google Earth], a few hours here, a few hours there.
An expert made a bizarre claim saying that the mystery revolving around the MH370 plane was solved. He even said that he "found" the aircraft deep inside the Cambodia jungle using Google Maps.
Flight MH370 mysteriously disappeared from radar screens on March 8, 2014, while flying over the South China Sea, becoming one of Malaysia's deadliest aviation incidents and one of the most intriguing mysteries of modern times. The aircraft, which was headed from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing, was carrying 227 passengers and 12 crew members and all onboard were presumed dead.
On Saturday (May 25), British tabloids again published the report based on the comments of an expert Ian Wilson which he apparently made in 2018. He claimed to have found a plane while scanning satellite imagery on Google Maps. Daily Mirror, Daily Star, and Daily Record again published his comments, which became one of the top searches on Google. But are his claims true?
The UK-based expert claimed that he found remains of the missing Malaysia Airlines plane scattered in a jungle in Cambodia. As quoted in the reports, he said: "Measuring the Google sighting, you're looking at around 69 metres, but there looks to be a gap between the tail and the back of the plane. It's just slightly bigger, but there's a gap that would probably account for that."
Wilson also said: "I was on there [Google Earth], a few hours here, a few hours there. If you added it up I spent hours searching for places a plane could have gone down. And in the end, as you can see the place where the plane is. It is literally the greenest, darkest part you can see."
What's the truth?
Wilson's claims are not supported by any official statement. In fact, last year in September, Newsweek said in its reports that it was able to verify the location and presence of a plane in images produced by Maxar Technologies for the platform. The outlet also noted that the plane is visible in imagery dating back to January 1, 2004, which is more than a decade before MH370 disappeared.
Previous reports have mentioned that a few bits of debris washed up on an island in the Indian Ocean, but besides that, the authorities did not find any trace of the wreck and no one knows what exactly happened to the plane. However, numerous conspiracy theories do exist.
Earlier this year in March, a Texas-based company, Ocean Infinity, announced a proposal for a new search in the southern Indian Ocean where the plane is believed to have crashed.
The company has already submitted the proposal to the Malaysian government, proposing a "no-cure, no-fee" approach for further search. Reports mentioned that the client will have to pay for the services if the company secures a positive outcome.
