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Florida couple, grandchildren missing after plane crashes on way back from Bahamas vacation home
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Key Points:
- A Florida couple, Mario Lamar (80) and Lili Lamar (79), along with two grandchildren, Sofia Sosa (28) and Christian Sosa (22), went missing after their PA-34 Piper aircraft crashed into the water 13 miles west of Andros Island while returning from a Bahamas vacation.
- The plane, which departed from Great Harbor Cay, lost radar contact after its speed fluctuated and altitude dropped rapidly from 10,000 to 3,700 feet within three minutes, amid rough weather conditions.
- Bahamian authorities, with assistance from the US Coast Guard, are conducting search and rescue operations, though efforts were initially hampered by adverse weather near Andros Island.
- The family described the couple as experienced travelers who considered Great Harbor Cay a second home, and highlighted Mario Lamar’s extensive flying experience of over 40 years.
- Sofia and Christian Sosa are recent university graduates, with Sofia from Wake Forest University and Christian from Loyola Marymount University.
