Latest news in Bahamas? September 8th, 2026

A small private plane carrying four members of a Florida family went missing off the coast of the Bahamas on Monday, September 7, prompting an active search and rescue operation involving the U.S. Coast Guard and Bahamian authorities. CBS NewsThe aircraft, a five-seater Piper PA-34 traveling from Great Harbour Cay in the Berry Islands to Miami Executive Airport, lost contact with air traffic control roughly 13 miles west of Andros Island. Authorities believe the plane may have crash-landed off Red Bays in North Andros. The passengers on board have been identified by family members as 80-year-old pilot Mario Lamar, his 79-year-old wife Lili Lamar, and their two grandchildren, Sofia and Christian Sosa. CBS News+ 2Rescue operations, which included a deployed U.S. Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry aircraft, had to be temporarily suspended due to severe weather and storms in the area, with authorities planning to resume the search as soon as weather conditions improve. iHeart