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Family Finds Body as Bahamas Coast Guard Searches Plane

9/8/2026

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Family Finds

Family members and civilian boaters conducted their own search and located the first body.
The family thanked volunteers and asked for privacy while mourning the loss.
Relatives used personal vessels to bring the deceased aboard their own boats.
The son and other relatives arrived in the Bahamas and searched for hours before bodies were found.
The family is coordinating with the U.S. Coast Guard to repatriate the remains.

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Coast Guard Search

Bahamas authorities and the U.S. Coast Guard are searching for the missing PA-34 Piper N212ML.
The plane left Great Harbour Cay at 11:12 a.m. Monday for Miami Executive Airport with four occupants.
Air traffic control lost signal about 13 miles west of Andros Island near Red Bays.
Royal Bahamas Police reported a possible crash at 2:20 p.m. on 7 September 2026.
Bad weather delayed the Coast Guard’s HC-144 search aircraft.

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Family Finds

Family members and civilian boaters conducted their own search and located the first body.
The family thanked volunteers and asked for privacy while mourning the loss.
Relatives used personal vessels to bring the deceased aboard their own boats.
The son and other relatives arrived in the Bahamas and searched for hours before bodies were found.
The family is coordinating with the U.S. Coast Guard to repatriate the remains.

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