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Wreckage of the Cessna 210 that crashed Tuesday afternoon. © Agile LeVin / Visit Turks and Caicos Islands
Kaieteur News – A Guyanese Pilot and a Guyana Defence Force (GDF), officer was rescued on Tuesday after a small plane crash landed near the Howard Hamilton International Airport in Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands. Two pilots were on board but GDF officer identified as Captain Dwight Bonus is the lone survivor.
NBC reported that one person was killed when the small plane that left South Florida crashed in the Turks and Caicos Islands Tuesday, authorities said. The Cessna 210 aircraft crashed as it was on approach to Howard Hamilton International Airport on Providenciales, Turks and Caicos Islands Airports Authority officials said, according to NBC.
GDF pilot, Captain Dwight Bonus being rescued after a plane Crash on Tuesday in the Turks and Caicos Islands
The flight had departed from North Perry Airport in Pembroke Pines with two people on board. Officials said first responders were immediately dispatched to the scene, including “a boat with support from Las Brisas to assist in the rescue response.” Both occupants of the aircraft were “attended to by emergency medical personnel,” authorities said. One person did not survive. Their identity was not immediately revealed. The Howard Hamilton International Airport was temporarily closed to facilitate emergency.
The Federal Aviation Administration in a statement said: “A Cessna 210 crashed short of the runway at Providenciales International Airport in Turks and Caicos around 4 p.m. local time on Tuesday, July 29. Two people were on board. The FAA and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will investigate. The NTSB will be in charge of the investigation and will provide further updates.”
A video uploaded by a Turks Caicos media entity called the Sun showed the moment Captain Bonus was brought to shore in a boat and rushed to a health facility in an ambulance. The GDF in a statement sent to press said that it is aware of the plane crash. “Captain Bonus was on personal vacation at the time of the incident. He has since been medically evacuated and is currently receiving treatment overseas”, the GDF stated before adding “His condition is reported to be stable”. The GDF said that it is in contact with the relevant authorities and continues to monitor the situation closely”.
Investigations are ongoing.
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