31.   The discovery of the wreckage ended an intensive search effort, in which helicopters and planes from both Ecuador and Colombia were dispatched over the isolated border region.

32.   The driver took off, and search efforts Friday were not successful, Uber said.

33.   The Grapple was expected to rejoin the search effort in the afternoon.

34.   The search effort will likely continue into the night, he said.

35.   The search effort pressed on into Thursday night and Friday morning.

36.   The United States says that it offered to aid the search effort but that China declined.

37.   The White House said search efforts were being coordinated by the Coast Guard, the U.S. Department of Transportation and the Department of Defense.

38.   This includes major support payments for search efforts by the Vietnamese government.

39.   Wiley said she is contacted daily for information about the search efforts.

40.   Without any proof of survivors, Coast Guard officials said, the search effort would not resume.