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Bahamian music group "still shocked" after bandmates killed in small plane crash
Bahamian investigators are probing the cause as Flamingo Air suspends flights after a separate plane fire and a fatal crash killed all 10 onboard.
- On Friday, a Flamingo Air plane crashed in North Andros, The Bahamas, killing all 10 people on board during a flight from Lynden Pindling International Airport that typically takes under 20 minutes.
- Among the victims were five members of Da Pond Band, including Giovanni McKenzie and Mateo Winder, alongside Melvin Henfield, known as DJ Fresh, and 16-year-old Nicholas Oliver Jr.
- Delayed by two hours, the flight was supposed to be a charter exclusive to performers, but the pilot waited on the tarmac to fill more seats, vocalist Shenia Roberts said.
- Flamingo Air suspended all flights following the crash and a separate plane fire in Nassau, as the Bahamian Aircraft Accident Investigation Authority launched an investigation.
- Bahamian Prime Minister Philip Davis expressed condolences in a statement, writing he is "praying for the families who are now facing unbearable grief" as the investigation proceeds.
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