Colombian police confirmed the death toll on Tuesday, per Bonnie Malkin of the Guardian. Colombian authorities, as reported by Reuters (h/t Malkin), reported that players Alan Luciano Ruschel, Marcos Danilo Padilha and Jakson Ragnar Follmann survived the initial crash along with passengers Rafael Correa Gobbato and Ximena Suarez.
It has since been confirmed by a club spokesman that Danilo has died, per the Associated Press (h/t ABC News).
According to local disaster official Mauricio Parodi, an unnamed survivor has been found at the crash site, per CNN.
The club released the following statement on their Facebook page (h/t Malkin) on Tuesday before authorities had announced the number of survivors:
Given the conflicting reports emerging from different journalistic sources concerning the crash of the plane carrying the Chapecoense players, the Chapecoense football association through its vice-president, Ivan Tozzo, is refraining from comment and awaiting official announcements from the Colombian air authorities. May God be with our athletes, leaders, journalists and the other guests who are with the delegation.
They also posted the following clip of the players celebrating their progression to the Copa Sudamericana final, per Bleacher Report UK
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