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Latest update from USA Today: Bodies of 4 killed in Bahamas plane crash found by their relatives - USA Today. The bodies of four family members were recovered after a small private aircraft crashed Monday about 15 miles off the Bahamas’ largest island, according to relatives. The Miami-bound PA-34 Piper, a five-seat plane with four people aboard, took off from Great Harbour Cay around 11:15 a.m. Monday and crash-landed near Andros Island, Bahamas police have said. “It is with profound sadness that we confirm all four of our family members have been found deceased,” the family said in a statement Tuesday, noting that relatives “located our loved ones and had to bring them aboard their own vessels.” “We are now in communication and working with the U.S. Coast Guard to bring our loved ones home safely and with dignity,” the statement continued. The Royal Bahamas Police Force confirmed in a statement that “human remains were recovered and are now in police custody.” The remains were expected to be transferred to New Providence, the main commercial section of the small Caribbean nation.
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Latest update from Direct local · ABC7 New York: US Coast Guard Bahamas search: Missing family of 4 killed in small plane crash, relatives say. The bodies of four family members were recovered during a desperate search after a small private aircraft crashed about 15 miles off the coast of the largest Bahamian island Monday, according to relatives. The Miami-bound PA-34 Piper, a five-seater plane with four people aboard, took off from Great Harbour Cay around 11:15 a.m. Monday and crash-landed near Andros Island, Bahama police previously said. “It is with profound sadness that we confirm all four of our family members have been found deceased,” the family said in a statement Tuesday, noting that relatives “located our loved ones and had to bring them aboard their own vessels.” “We are now in communication and working with the U.S. Coast Guard to bring our loved ones home safely and with dignity,” the statement continued. The family previously said that the plane was piloted by 80-year-old Mario Lamar and that his 79-year-old wife, Lili Lamar, and two of their grandchildren — 28-year-old Sofia Sosa and 22-year-old Christian Sosa — were also on board.
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The bodies of four family members were recovered after a small private aircraft crashed Monday about 15 miles off the Bahamas’ largest island, according to relatives. The Miami-bound PA-34 Piper, a five-seat plane with four people aboard, took off from Great Harbour Cay around 11:15 a.m. Monday and crash-landed near Andros Island, Bahamas police have said. “It is with profound sadness that we confirm all four of our family members have been found deceased,” the family said in a statement Tuesday, noting that relatives “located our loved ones and had to bring them aboard their own vessels.” “We are now in communication and working with the U.S. Coast Guard to bring our loved ones home safely and with dignity,” the statement continued. The Royal Bahamas Police Force confirmed in a statement that “human remains were recovered and are now in police custody.” The remains were expected to be transferred to New Providence, the main commercial section of the small Caribbean nation.
Latest update from USA Today: Bodies of 4 killed in Bahamas plane crash found by their relatives - USA Today. The bodies of four family members were recovered after a small private aircraft crashed Monday about 15 miles off the Bahamas’ largest island, according to relatives. The Miami-bound PA-34 Piper, a five-seat plane with four people aboard, took off from Great Harbour Cay around 11:15 a.m. Monday and crash-landed near Andros Island, Bahamas police have said. “It is with profound sadness that we confirm all four of our family members have been found deceased,” the family said in a statement Tuesday, noting that relatives “located our loved ones and had to bring them aboard their own vessels.” “We are now in communication and working with the U.S. Coast Guard to bring our loved ones home safely and with dignity,” the statement continued. The Royal Bahamas Police Force confirmed in a statement that “human remains were recovered and are now in police custody.” The remains were expected to be transferred to New Providence, the main commercial section of the small Caribbean nation.
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