US EditionPlane carrying hurricane relief supplies to Jamaica crashes in Florida neighborhood
- A small plane crashed into a pond in the Windsor Bay neighborhood of Coral Springs on Monday morning at 10:20 a.m. while headed to Jamaica with hurricane relief supplies.
- The Beechcraft King Air departed Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport at 10:14 a.m. to assist Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa, which struck late last month.
- Aerial footage shows the aircraft clipped a palm tree and backyard fence before crashing into a man-made pond in Windsor Bay, with debris field and oil slick observed near one of the plane's wheels.
- Rescue crews concluded searches without finding victims, transitioning to recovery handled by Coral Springs Police Department, while Coral Springs Fire Rescue closed Creekside Drive and set a designated media staging area.
- Aviation experts and safety advocates say the Coral Springs crash intensified calls for improved oversight amid recent accidents and air-traffic strains, while Broward County's Caribbean American community collected relief supplies for Hurricane Melissa.
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Dad, Daughter Killed When Their Aid Plane Crashes
A father and daughter setting out to deliver aid to Jamaica died Monday morning when their plane crashed in Florida just five minutes after takeoff. Authorities say Alexander Wurm, 53, founder of the evangelical Christian ministry Ignite the Fire, and his daughter Serena, 22, were killed when their Beechcraft King...
Minister and Daughter Killed When Plane Taking Aid to Hurricane-Ravaged Jamaica Crashes in Florida
A father and daughter on their way to Jamaica to help with hurricane relief efforts died Monday when their small plane crashed in Florida. The post VIDEO: Minister and Daughter Killed When Plane Taking Aid to Hurricane-Ravaged Jamaica Crashes in Florida appeared first on Breitbart.
Christian ministry founder and daughter die in Florida plane crash en route to Jamaica
Alexander Wurm, 53, and his daughter Serena Wurm, 22, died in a small plane crash in Coral Springs, Florida, while on their way to deliver hurricane relief supplies to Jamaica.
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