{
  "id": 6235397,
  "title": "US Coast Guard joins Bahamas search for missing plane carrying 4 family members heading to Florida",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/us-coast-guard-joins-bahamas-search-for-missing-plane-carrying-4",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T04:36:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/2026/09/07/us-coast-guard-joins-bahamas-search-for-missing-plane-carrying-4-family-members-heading-to-florida"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Monday, a small plane carrying four family members vanished off the coast of the Bahamas, according to the U.S. Coast Guard and Bahamian authorities. The aircraft departed from Great Harbour Cay and was en route to Miami Executive Airport in Miami-Dade County, Bahamas police reported.\n\nMario Lamar, the plane's pilot, was piloting the five-seat PA-34 aircraft, alongside his wife Lily Lamar and two grandchildren, Christian Sosa and Sophie Sosa. Silvia Larrieu, a relative, shared the distressing news via a video statement, expressing her plea for assistance in the search.\n\nBahamian police identified the missing aircraft as a PA-34 Piper and determined it crashed-landed near Red Bays, North Andros. The communication between the plane and air traffic control ceased when the plane was approximately 13 miles west of Andros Island.\n\nThe U.S. Coast Guard joined the search efforts upon receiving a request from Bahamian officials around 2 p.m. A search team comprised of an HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft was deployed, but the mission had to be halted due to adverse weather conditions. It remains uncertain when the search will resume.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [
    "Four family members vanished on small plane off Bahamas coast.",
    "Pilot Mario Lamar, wife Lily, and grandchildren Christian, Sophie on board.",
    "U.S. Coast Guard joins search efforts after request from Bahamian officials."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The US Coast Guard's involvement in the search for the missing plane at the request of Bahamian officials likely expands the search area and resources, potentially improving the chances of finding the family.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "ABC News (US)",
        "title": "American family missing in apparent crash of small plane off Bahamas coast",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/american-family-missing-in-apparent-crash-of-small-plane-off-bahamas",
        "published": "2026-09-08T00:59:29.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "CBS News",
        "title": "Small plane goes missing off Bahamas carrying 4 members of Florida family",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/small-plane-goes-missing-off-bahamas-carrying-4-members-of-florida",
        "published": "2026-09-08T06:06:56.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}