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Small Aircraft Carrying Miami Family Crashes off Coast of Bahamas
Just the facts
A small private plane carrying a family from Miami, Florida, went missing after crashing into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of the Bahamas. Bahamian emergency response teams and the United States Coast Guard deployed aerial and maritime search units to locate the aircraft and its passengers. Aviation safety officials commenced a preliminary investigation to determine the circumstances leading to the crash. Emergency teams continue active search operations across the designated maritime location.
Why this is news
Bahamian and U.S. maritime authorities initiated a search operation after a small private aircraft carrying a Miami family crashed off the coast of the Bahamas.
Developments timeline
- Bahamian authorities and the U.S. Coast Guard identified the missing passengers as pilot Mario Lamar, 80, his wife Lili Lamar, 79, and their grandchildren Sofia Sosa, 28, and Christian Sosa, 22, onboard a PA-34 Piper aircraft, before adverse weather forced a temporary suspension of search operations west of Andros Island.
Sources
This summary is compiled strictly from the original reporting below.