All 4 Occupants Found Dead in Crash Off Bahamas

U.S. Coast Guard assisted Royal Bahamas Defense Force in search off Andros Island.

Meg Godlewski

Tuesday, September 08, 2026 at 02:00 PM ET

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Travis Tingle

A Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry was deployed in the search. [Credit: U.S. Coast Guard]

Key Takeaways:

Four bodies were recovered, confirming no survivors from a Piper Seneca that disappeared while flying from the Bahamas to Florida on Labor Day.
The deceased were identified as the pilot Mario Lamar (80), his wife Lily Lamar (79), and their grandchildren Christian Sosa (22) and Sophie Sosa (28).
Air traffic control lost contact with the twin-engine aircraft amid thunderstorms, with flight data showing fluctuating speed, a climb to 10,000 feet, and then a steep descent before radar contact was lost.

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Four bodies were recovered Tuesday amid the search for a Piper Seneca that disappeared while flying from the Bahamas to Florida on Labor Day.

Officials with the Royal Bahamas Defense Force and family members of the airplane’s four American occupants confirmed to national and local media outlets that there were no survivors of the apparent crash and that the remains of the occupants are now in police custody.