Remains Found in Search for Missing Plane Confirmed as Human

An Ohio Department of Natural Resources boat heads out to Lake Erie to help in the recovery operation of a missing plane, Friday, Jan. 6, 2017 near Cleveland. Crews searching Lake Erie on Friday found what may be human remains on a seat from a plane that was carrying six people when it disappeared more than a week ago. (Marvin Fong/The Plain Dealer via AP)

A seat pulled out of Lake Erie from a plane carrying six people when it vanished more than a week ago near Cleveland contained the remains of a male, officials said Tuesday.

No other remains have been found in the search, but crews have pulled part of the fuselage, several seats, an engine and a wheel from the icy waters, officials heading up the recovery said.

Most of the large items, including a 20-foot section of the fuselage, were found Monday by divers following signals from a locator beacon because visibility in the water was less than a foot.

The plane piloted by a Columbus businessman traveling with his family and two neighbors disappeared shortly after taking off from Burke Lakefront Airport in downtown Cleveland on Dec. 29. All six who were on board are presumed dead.

A medical examiner said Tuesday that DNA was used to identify the remains found Friday, but no other information was released.

Members of the Cleveland Police Mounted Unit ride the Lake Erie shoreline, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2017, in Cleveland. Cleveland officials say the search for a plane carrying six people that disappeared last week over Lake Erie has resumed. Tuesday marks the third straight day that conditions have allowed recovery teams to search the lake for a Columbus-bound Cessna 525 Citation that vanished from radar shortly after takeoff Thursday night from Burke Lakefront Airport. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)