Small Plane With Florida Family Missing Off Bahamas Coast
A small PA-34 Piper plane carrying four members of a Florida family went missing after departing Great Harbour Cay for Miami Executive Airport on Monday, Sept. 7, 2026, and authorities are searching off North Andros in the Bahamas.[1]
Bahamas police said contact was lost when the aircraft was about 13 miles west of Andros Island, and they are coordinating efforts to locate a possible crash site off Red Bays, North Andros.[1] The aircraft bore tail number N212ML.[1] The U.S. Coast Guard deployed an HC-144 Ocean Sentry from its Southeast District to assist the Bahamian search after a 2 p.m. request.[1]
Family members identified the occupants as pilot Mario Lamar, 80; his wife, Lili Lamar, 79; and their grandchildren, 28-year-old Sofia Sosa and 22-year-old Christian Sosa.[1]
Search operations were suspended because of bad weather, and officials gave no timeline for when they would resume.[1]
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- On Monday, September 7, 2026, a PA-34 Piper plane with tail number N212ML went missing after departing Great Harbour Cay in the Bahamas for Miami Executive Airport.
- Bahamas police say contact was lost when the aircraft was about 13 miles west of Andros Island, and they are coordinating efforts to locate a possible crash site off Red Bays, North Andros.
- The U.S. Coast Guard launched an HC-144 Ocean Sentry from its Southeast District command center to assist the Bahamian search after a 2 p.m. request.
- Family members identified the occupants as pilot Mario Lamar, 80, his wife Lili Lamar, 79, and their grandchildren, 28-year-old Sofia Sosa and 22-year-old Christian Sosa.
- Search operations were suspended due to bad weather, with no timeline given for resumption.
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