Relative says all 4 family members aboard plane missing off the Bahamas found dead
Relatives recovered the bodies after a private boat search, and authorities said the U.S. Coast Guard helped recover and repatriate the four victims.
- On Tuesday, relatives searching by boat recovered the bodies of all four family members who went missing after their plane departed Great Harbour Cay and lost contact Monday en route to Miami Executive Airport.
- The PA-34 Piper carried pilot Mario Lamar, 80, his wife Lili, 79, and their grandchildren Sofi Sosa, 28, and Christian Sosa, 22; Lamar had more than 40 years of piloting experience and maintained the aircraft in pristine condition.
- Air traffic control lost contact with the aircraft about 13 miles west of Andros Island, and while authorities requested Coast Guard assistance Monday afternoon, the Royal Bahamas Police Force postponed official search efforts due to inclement weather.
- The family requested privacy as they mourn the 'unimaginable' loss while working with the Coast Guard to bring their loved ones home; Nicolina Converso confirmed a Coast Guard plane assisted the search.
- These four deaths occurred less than two months after a plane crash in North Andros killed 10 people, exposing recurring safety challenges facing private aviation operations within the Bahamas.
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Family members of 4 Miami residents found dead after small plane goes missing off Bahamas react to their deaths
Silvi Larrieu, the niece of pilot Mario Lamar, told CBS News Miami that two civilian boats left Miami to help look for the missing plane, and a relative found one of the bodies.
All 4 bodies recovered after private plane disappears off coast of Bahamas, family says
All four family members from South Florida who were aboard a small plane that went missing off the Bahamas Monday were found dead Tuesday after relatives launched their own search effort, a family member confirmed.
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Family members said on Tuesday that they recovered the bodies of people on board a plane that disappeared near the Bahamas, with a couple of older adults and their grandchildren on board. Authorities reported that four people were traveling on the Piper PA-34 plane, which took off after 10 a.m. on Monday from Great Harbour Cay Airport and lost contact while heading to Miami Executive Airport. According to family members, this was Mario Lamar, 80…
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