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Rescue teams in Brazil are to resume their search for four British businessmen and two Brazilians who disappeared in a light aircraft. Rescue teams in Brazil have resumed their search for four British businessmen and two Brazilians who disappeared in a light aircraft.
Sean Woodhall, Ricky Every, Alan Kempson, Nigel Hodges and the two pilots were last heard of flying off the country's northeastern coast. Sean Woodhall, Ricky Every, Alan Kempson, Nigel Hodges and the two pilots were last heard of flying off the country's north-eastern coast.
Charles May, who had worked with Mr Woodall, said the men were involved in a resort development near Ilheus.Charles May, who had worked with Mr Woodall, said the men were involved in a resort development near Ilheus.
It is understood three of the four do not live in the UK.It is understood three of the four do not live in the UK.
All four's next of kin have been informed, a Foreign Office spokeswoman said.All four's next of kin have been informed, a Foreign Office spokeswoman said.
An eyewitness claims to have seen the Cessna 310 plane go down after losing power. Mr Kempson and Mr Hodges are both directors of a finance company called Diamond Lifestyle Holdings, based in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.
The plane had taken off from Salvador, capital of Bahia state, and the Brazilian pilots had last made contact with air-traffic controllers before dusk on Friday as the plane cruised over the Atlantic coast en route to the resort town of Ilheus, according to the airline Aero Star. Non-executive chairman Paul Hughes said: "All we know is that the plane is missing.
"I am obviously very worried and my thoughts are with their wives and families."
Mr Hughes said he had worked with Diamond chief executive Mr Kempson, who is 46 and lives in Spain, and finance director and company secretary Mr Hodges, who is 52 and lives in Somerset, for almost two years and they had become friends as well as colleagues.
Local media reported that the men were involved in the tourist property industry and were looking at hotels and apartments in the Bahia region.
I am obviously very worried and my thoughts are with their wives and families Paul Hughes, colleague
BBC correspondent Tim Hirsch in Sao Paulo reports that the search is focusing on an area 20 miles (32km) north of Ilheus, where an eyewitness said they had seen a small plane flying unusually low and without lights on Friday evening.
No sign
This has led authorities to say the twin-engine Cessna 310 could have gone down after losing power.
The location also coincides with the area where air-traffic controllers last had contact with the pilots before dusk as the plane cruised over the Atlantic coast en route to Ilheus, according to the airline Aero Star.
The plane had taken off from Salvador, capital of Bahia state.
Brazil's coastguard and three Aero Star helicopters searched Saturday for signs of a crash, but found nothing.
Tim Hirsch said the area boasts some of Brazil's most beautiful coastline and is quite mountainous.
British property investors and developers are heading to Brazil in increasing numbers to take advantage of its growing economy and a boom in tourism.
A number of companies specialising in overseas property advertise Brazil as a hotspot for buyers looking for short-term profit and high rental yields, with many singling out the Bahia region for its potential.