Dr Myles Munroe and wife killed in plane crash

The leader of Bahamas Faith Ministries,
Dr Myles Munroe, and his wife Ruth
have been killed in a plane crash in
Grand Bahama.
The crash took place this afternoon and
killed all nine people on board the
private jet. The plane reportedly struck a
crane at the Grand Bahama Ship Yard,
exploding on impact and crashing into
the ground near a junkyard area.
The Department of Civil Aviation
reported that the plane was a Lear 36
executive jet which departed the Lynden
Pindling International Airport (LPIA) for
the Grand Bahama International Airport.
The plane left LPIA at 4.07pm with nine
people on board and crashed while
making an approach for landing at
Grand Bahama International Airport at
5.10pm, the Department of Civil Aviation
said.
A police on source on the island
previously said two were feared dead.
However, police sources later confirmed
that all those on board had been killed.
The police source also said it was
believed the group was heading to a
conference hosted by Pastor Munroe.
The identities of the other people on
board have not yet been confirmed.
The statement said while the
department was advised of fatalities, it
was awaiting confirmation from police
on if there were any survivors.
The Grand Bahama Airport Company
Crash Fire Rescue Department
responded to the incident, and the
Police and Bahamas Air Sea Rescue
(BASRA) are presently on the scene.
The department said a full scale
investigation will start tomorrow
morning at daylight, which will include
the Department of Civil Aviation Aircraft
Accident Investigation Prevention Unit.

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