Co-pilot of missing plane tried to make call from his phone after plane vanished but 'was abruptly cut off'

Malaysian plane has not been found 35 days after it went
missing and according to new reports, the co-pilot of the
missing flight tried to make a desperate call from his mobile
phone after the aircraft went missing but was abruptly cut
off...
UK Daily Mail reports
Investigators have learned the call was made from a mobile
phone which belonged to Fariq Abdul Hamid (left) as the
Boeing 777 flew low near the island of Penang, on the north
of Malaysia's west coast. It was understood the aircraft,
with 239 people on board, was flying low enough for the
nearest telecommunications tower to pick up Fariq's signal.
The call ended abruptly. However, contact was definitely
established with a telecommunications sub-station in
Penang state. Experts have said it is possible for a mobile
phone to be connected to a telecommunications tower at an
altitude of 7,000 feet - which is low for a large jet like the
Boeing 777 unless it was flying at high speed to maintain
height. Yesterday it looked like the black box may had been
located deep in the Indian Ocean.