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4 Miami family members found dead after plane crashes in Bahamas

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Four bodies have been recovered after a small plane carrying members of a Miami family went missing off the Bahamas, according to officials. The Piper PA-34, a five-seat aircraft bearing tail number N212ML, departed Great Harbour Cay, Bahamas, at about 11:12 a.m. Monday with four people aboard.

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  1. Just the News

    Coast Guard searches for missing plane near Bahamas (opens Just the News)

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    Just the News's feed description

    The plane had four passengers aboard, including a married couple and their two grandchildren.

  2. ABC News

    American family missing in apparent crash of small plane off Bahamas coast (opens ABC News)

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    An American family from Miami is missing in the apparent crash of a private plane crash off the Bahamas coast.

  3. UPI

    Search launched off Bahamas for plane with four aboard (opens UPI)

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    A plane with four people on board is believed to have crashed into waters off a Bahamian island on Monday, launching a search for the aircraft.

  4. NBC 6 South Florida

    What we know about the victims aboard small plane that vanished near Bahamas (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    Family members on Tuesday said they have recovered the bodies of an elderly couple and their grandchildren who were aboard a small plane that vanished near the Bahamas. Officials said four people were aboard the Piper PA-34 aircraft that departed after 10 a.m.

  5. New York Post

    Florida couple, their grandchildren missing after plane crashes on way back from Bahamas vacation home: ‘Please help’ (opens New York Post)

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    The Miami couple and their grandkids spent Labor Day weekend watching the sunset at their home in Great Harbor Cay before tragedy struck.

  6. MyNorthwest

    US Coast Guard joins Bahamas search for missing plane carrying 4 family members heading to Florida (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MIAMI (AP) — A small plane carrying four family members flying back home to Florida went missing off the Bahamas on Monday, the U.S. Coast Guard and authorities in the Bahamas said. The plane took off from Great Harbour Cay and was heading to Miami Executive Airport in Miami-Dade County, Bahamas pol…

  7. Independent Journal Review

    One Dead, Three Missing After Bahamas Plane Disappears (opens Independent Journal Review)

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    A Florida family of four—pilot Mario Lamar, his wife Lili Lamar, and grandchildren Sofia Sosa and Christian Sosa—are missing after a PA-34 Piper aircraft (tail number N212ML) disappeared off Andros Island while returning from the Bahamas. The U.S.

  8. KVIA El Paso

    Search underway for US family missing after plane lost contact off Bahamas coast (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — A South Florida family is asking for help finding their loved ones after a plane carrying four relatives went missing while flying from the Bahamas to the Miami area, prompting a multi-agency search effort involving the US Coast Guard.

  9. CBS News

    Small plane goes missing off Bahamas carrying 4 members of Florida family (opens CBS News)

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    A small plane carrying four family members flying back home to Florida went missing off the Bahamas, the U.S. Coast Guard and authorities in the Bahamas said.

  10. Newsweek

    Search For Americans After Plane Goes Missing In Bahamas (opens Newsweek)

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    Four relatives vanished en route to Florida, prompting a joint U.S.-Bahamian search around Andros Island amid poor weather Monday.

  11. NBC 6 South Florida

    Family finds body after plane carrying grandparents, siblings vanished near Bahamas (opens NBC 6 South Florida)

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    So far, authorities have not officially confirmed the identities of the occupants, but family members said a couple and two grandchildren, who have been identified as Mario Lamar, 80; his wife Lili Lamar, 79; Sofia Sosa, 28; and Christian Sosa, 22, were aboard the plane.

  12. WFLA

    USCG joins Bahamas search for missing plane carrying 4 family members heading to Florida (opens WFLA)

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    A small plane carrying four family members flying back home to Florida went missing off the Bahamas on Monday, the U.S. Coast Guard and authorities in the Bahamas said.

  13. Fox News

    4 family members flying from Bahamas to Florida in small plane go missing, with Coast Guard joining search (opens Fox News)

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    Four Florida family members remain missing on Tuesday after their plane vanished while traveling home from the Bahamas over Labor Day weekend.

  14. FOX 35 Orlando

    Small plane carrying Florida family goes missing off Bahamas, authorities say (opens FOX 35 Orlando)

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    A small plane carrying a Florida family went missing Monday after taking off from the Bahamas. The plane, identified by authorities as a PA-34 Piper five-seater, took off from Great Harbour Cay and was headed to Miami Executive Airport.

  15. East Idaho News

    Body recovered as search continues for US family missing after plane lost contact off Bahamas coast (opens East Idaho News)

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    (CNN) — One person has been found dead as a South Florida family asks for help finding three other loved ones after a plane carrying four relatives went missing while flying from the Bahamas to the Miami area, prompting a multi-agency search effort involving the US Coast Guard.

  16. WDIO Duluth

    Relative says all 4 family members aboard plane missing off the Bahamas found dead (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    A family member says all four relatives aboard a small plane that went missing off the Bahamas were found dead. Silvia Larrieu said family searching by boats found the bodies Tuesday. The plane piloted by Larrieu's uncle went missing on Monday after departing Great Harbour Cay in the Bahamas for Mia…

  17. WCBD News 2

    Relative says 1 of 4 family members aboard plane missing off the Bahamas was found dead (opens WCBD News 2)

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    MIAMI (AP) — One of four family members aboard a small plane that went missing off the Bahamas was found dead Tuesday, a family member said. Silvia Larrieu said a relative out searching by boat found the body. The family was not immediately releasing the person's identity.

  18. WSVN Miami

    Body found amid search for family of 4 who went missing after small plane went down off Bahamas, pilot’s niece says (opens WSVN Miami)

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    The body of one of four family members who went missing after their small plane went down off the coast of the Bahamas has been...

  19. New York Post

    Body found in search for Florida couple, grandkids who went missing after private plane crash (opens New York Post)

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    A body confirmed to be one of the four missing passengers whose plane from the Bahamas crashed on the way back to Florida has been found by a family member who took up the search efforts.

  20. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Bodies of 4 family members recovered after crash of a small plane near Bahamas, relatives say (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Bodies of 4 family members recovered after crash of a small plane near Bahamas, relatives say

  21. WDIO Duluth

    Ticker – Four in missing plane found dead (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    WDIO Duluth's feed description

    A family member says all four relatives aboard a small plane that went missing off the Bahamas were found dead.

  22. The Hill

    Coast Guard joins search for missing plane off Bahamas (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    The U.S. Coast Guard joined the search for a missing plane carrying four family members that vanished near the Bahamas on their way back to Florida. A spokesperson for the Coast Guard told The Hill, “The Royal Bahamian Defense Force requested Coast Guard assistance following a report of a downed air…

  23. WFLA

    4 family members aboard plane missing off the Bahamas found dead, relative says (opens WFLA)

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    All four family members aboard a small plane that went missing off the Bahamas were found dead Tuesday after relatives launched their own search effort, a family member said.

  24. NBC News

    4 family members confirmed dead in Bahamas plane crash, relatives say (opens NBC News)

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    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.

  25. Miami New Times

    Miami family of four killed in plane crash over Bahamas: What to know (opens Miami New Times)

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    Among those deceased are graduates of Carrollton School of the Sacred Heart and Ransom Everglades School.

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