FAMILY’S NIGHTMARE

Desperate Search Launched for Missing Plane Carrying 4 Family Members

The plane was carrying Mario Lamar, his wife Lili Lamar, and their grandchildren.

A desperate search is underway after a small plane carrying four family members vanished while flying from the Bahamas to Florida. On board were 80-year-old pilot Mario Lamar, his wife Lili Lamar, and their grandchildren, Christian Sosa, 22, and Sofi Sosa, 28, family member Silvi Larrieu told CNN. Lamar has more than 40 years of flying experience. The five-seat Piper PA-34 left Great Harbour Cay at about 11:12 a.m. Monday, bound for Opa-locka in Florida. Air traffic controllers lost contact roughly 13 miles west of Andros Island. Authorities were alerted to the missing plane at around 2:20 p.m, with police receiving a report that the plane “may have gone down in the waters off Red Bays,” the Royal Bahamas Police Force said. Flight tracking showed the plane circling near the coast before disappearing. Heavy thunderstorms were reported in the area. The family urged anyone with information about the plane, its occupants, or possible distress signals to contact authorities immediately. “Whether it’s by plane, by boat, any signs that you’ve noticed, to help us find them and bring them back alive,” Larrieu said.