Two people have died after an ultralight aircraft travelling from the Czech Republic to Zadar crashed in Croatia’s Paklenica National Park, with rescuers locating the wreckage late on Friday evening.

Axar.az informs, citing Croatia Week, that the aircraft, registered D-KWZE, was flying from the Czech Republic towards Zadar when its signal was lost at around 4.14pm on 21 August, according to the Croatian Civil Protection Directorate.

Following the loss of contact, the Croatian Air Traffic Control informed the Civil Protection Operations Centre, which immediately launched a search and rescue operation.

Police, firefighters, civil protection teams and members of the Croatian Mountain Rescue Service (HGSS) were deployed to the area. Additional resources, including drones, a command vehicle and equipment for night-time searches, were also sent from the Civil Protection Intervention Units in Split and Rijeka.