Two Dead After Relief Plane for Jamaica Crashes Near Fort Lauderdale, Florida [WATCH]

Two people were killed Monday morning after a small plane delivering hurricane relief supplies to Jamaica crashed into a residential pond in Coral Springs, Florida, just minutes after taking off from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport, officials said, as reported by The New York Post.

The Coral Springs Police Department confirmed the deaths in a statement, noting that rescue crews initially launched a search operation before transitioning to a recovery mission. “Two people tragically lost their lives,” the department said in its release.

The plane, identified as a Beechcraft King Air turboprop, was captured on surveillance footage from a nearby home plunging into a retention pond shortly after takeoff.

The video appeared to show the aircraft clipping the edge of the land before its nose struck the water.

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A Beech King Air has crashed shortly after departure from Fort Lauderdale executive airport. It was on its way to Montego Bay Jamaica this morning the tail number was (#N30HG) You can see the flight path as it went down shortly after departing the… pic.twitter.com/DLVWfMjrbi

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Deputy Chief Mike Moser of the Coral Springs-Parkland Fire Department said responders arrived to find scattered wreckage but no visible fuselage.

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“There was no actual plane to be seen. They followed the debris trail to the water. We had divers that entered the water and tried to search for any victims and didn’t find any,” Moser said.

Authorities said the plane took off around 10:14 a.m., and emergency calls began coming in about five minutes later. No homes in the area were damaged, and most of the debris was contained within the pond.

The Beechcraft King Air, a twin-engine model, typically seats between seven and 12 people, according to the Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association.

Officials have not yet confirmed how many people were on board or the identities of the victims.

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) confirmed on X that it has opened an investigation into the crash, with assistance from local police and the Federal Aviation Administration.

️ BREAKING: A Beechcraft King Air aircraft carrying aid for Jamaica’s Hurricane Melissa recovery crashed into a pond in a Coral Springs, Florida, neighborhood around 10:30 a.m. EST, 14 minutes after departing Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport. pic.twitter.com/mkxyX3bWWd

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The aircraft was reportedly carrying relief supplies to Jamaica, which continues to recover from the catastrophic effects of Hurricane Melissa.

The Category 5 storm made landfall in late October, leaving widespread destruction across all 14 of the island’s parishes.

The storm knocked out power nationwide, flooded major regions, and caused at least 32 confirmed deaths, with additional fatalities still under review by Jamaican officials.

Broward County, home to a large Caribbean American population, has been a hub for ongoing hurricane relief efforts to Jamaica. Many local organizations have coordinated supply flights in the weeks following the storm.

Monday’s fatal crash follows another aviation tragedy last week, when a UPS cargo plane went down in Kentucky, killing all three pilots and 11 people on the ground, including a 3-year-old girl and her grandfather.

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