A pilot involved in a plane crash in the UAE has died, the General Authority of Civil Aviation announced on Tuesday.

The victim was a flight instructor who was flying a training aircraft with a trainee on board. The individual’s body was found off the coast of Fujairah.

The rescue team’s search for the trainee and the wreckage of the plane continues. Both the intern and the instructor were foreign nationals.

The incident came to light when the aviation authority received a report about the accident that occurred on a training plane. The plane lost radar contact approximately 20 minutes after takeoff.

An investigation is ongoing to determine the cause of the crash and updates will be provided as they become available.