A photo showing what is believed to be pieces from the crashed plane on social media.
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Online support group Head Knowles says they have found pieces of the plane piloted by Byron Ferguson that went missing in waters off Nirvana Beach last week.
In a video posted on Facebook this afternoon, Gina Knowles, co-founder of the group, said they had 17 volunteers and managed to recover pieces of the nose, wing and battery as well as paperwork with Byron Ferguson's name on it.
The plane crashed last Thursday night with Mr Ferguson the lone person on board. Since then, search and rescue teams from the Police Force, the Defence Force and BASRA have been searching the area.
Comments
Soapstop 5 years, 5 months ago
Good on you “Head-Knowles” . Shows us all what a committed social community can achieve. Sad to find the wreckage rather than a survivor though. Tough day.
B_I_D___ 5 years, 5 months ago
So glad the wreckage is found...it's a terrible thing just to be 'missing'. Despite it all, this allows answers and closure. I'm curious to find out the depths and location. RIP
jackbnimble 5 years, 5 months ago
Poor reflection on the D Force who claimed they looked and didn’t find anything. Heads should roll!
DDK 5 years, 5 months ago
Thing is, they just don't care. Good on the volunteers though. Very sad all around.
ThisIsOurs 5 years, 5 months ago
Yes it doesn't look good on the defense force. I still say both they are the police are ill equipped to do all the things we want them to do. Instead of a youth service we could create a civilian force to address every single deficit we have. Except for fixing power lines....There's training, registration and you get VAT credits or utility credits for authorized hours of service.
John 5 years, 5 months ago
No officials or craft in sight.
TalRussell 5 years, 5 months ago
All downed Pilot's family members and a nation has says comrade seaman's and seawoman's is, thank you Jesus and Heads Knowles.
Head Knowles best keep their rescue boat and comrades crew at all gas up at ready for when Commando Bahamaland Defense Force (BDF), sends out SOS for rescue team set sail come tow their own rescue vessel; back safe port at Coral Harbour.
Gabor 5 years, 5 months ago
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killemwitdakno 5 years, 5 months ago
Leadership award again.
Baha10 5 years, 5 months ago
The initial inaccurate reporting on this tragedy and now this response are are both deplorable, as Civilians, however well intentioned, should not be allowed to tamper with a Crash Site, the perimeters of which should have been immediately secured, but as the Picture clearly shows, you now have actual pieces of the Plane being pulled from the seabed onto a Boat. This should never happen without proper supervision and documenting as to location of pieces of wreckage according to Survey of Crash Site, which is now rendered impossible.
SP 5 years, 5 months ago
Typical. Trusting your government, doctor, and lawyer is just plain suicide!!!
proudloudandfnm 5 years, 5 months ago
Damn. The RBDF is lousy. A Facebook group does their job.
Every dime of our tax dollars is wasted. No arm of our goverment is worth more than 25 cents....
BahamaPundit 5 years, 5 months ago
Head Knowles should be the next political party. They have my vote to clean up this majority rule mess.
bogart 5 years, 5 months ago
SHOCKING....APPALLING.....NATIONAL SECURITY CONCERNS........practical reality.....Sovereign...Nation....Archepalago.....most nation covered by ocean.....Different Islands.....depemdent on Critical Air tramsportatiion......Airplanes travelling constantly....BAHAMIANS.....TOURISTS.....SHIPS...MILLIONS OF PEOPLE TRAVEELLING...Lucayan.....ocean....HURRICANE DISASTER ZONE...an....an.....an....lacking critical FULLY EEQUIPPED....AIR SEA RESCUE....wid trained divers...to make immediate RESPONSE 24/7.......small plames disappearing...crashing.......Eleithera....GB......Andros......Nassau.....illegal Haitian sloops landing next to Defence Force base....HUman trafficking......Poachers.....fast drug smuggling speed boats.....BAHAMAS NATIONAL SECURITY NEEDS TO DO BETTER......
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