UPDATE: The four passengers who were onboard a small private plane that crashed off the coast of Grand Turk on Tuesday were rescued. A fisherman reportedly aided in their rescue.
The Turks and Caicos SUN newspaper reported that the four individuals, traveling onboard a private plane, “were rescued by a local fisherman after 3:30 p.m.”
Commenting on the rescue, Assistant Superintendent of Police Michael Francois thanked the public for their assistance.
“I especially want to thank fisherman Kellison Talbot who did an exceptional job in this rescue. He displayed courage and selflessness by placing his life on the line. Additionally, from the initial report received, the RTCIPF acted without hesitation by cordoning off a section at the beach and established a Command Centre,” he said, according to the SUN.
(CMR) The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force and emergency response personnel are currently engaged in a search-and-rescue operation off the coast of Grand Turk after an airplane went down earlier today.
Preliminary reports are that at 11:40 a.m. Tuesday, a flight originating from St. Kitts and Nevis in the eastern Caribbean with four individuals onboard crashed 17 miles southeast of the international airport in Grand Turk, the Royal Turks and Caicos Police said in a statement.
The operation is being assisted by the U.S. Coast Guard and Customs and Border Protection.
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