Death struck in Bahamas on Sunday, when a plane carrying nine people on board
crashed, killing all occupants, including world renowned pastor and motivational
speaker, Dr Myles Munroe and his wife, Ruth.
Some media reports said their daughter was also aboard the flight and was also killed in the crash, but another report later said the daughter was not involved in the crash.
The plane reportedly struck a crane at the Grand Bahama Ship Yard, exploding on impact and crashing into the ground near a junkyard area.
There had been heavy rain across the region which reports said may have caused the plane to hit the crane.
The plane departed Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) at 4.07 p.m. and crashed while making an approach for landing at Grand Bahama International Airport at 5.10pm, the Bahamas’ Department of Civil Aviation said.
The ministry said authorities were on scene and a full investigation began on
Monday. Grand Bahama is about 70 miles east of Florida. A statement also
released on Monday, by the office of Prime Minister, Bahamas, Perry Christie,
confirmed the fatal accident, and the death of Myles Munroe, 60, founder and
president of Bahamas Faith Ministries International.
The small plane, according to the statement crashed while trying to land in the Bahamas on Sunday.
Dr Munroe, his wife, daughter and other members of their congregation, boarded the flight from Nassau to Freeport, Grand Bahama, where they were to attend a religious leadership conference on Monday.
The Bahamas are an archipelago located some 90 kilometres (55 miles) off the southern coast of Florida.
News reports said the Lear 36 executive jet crashed at around 5:10 pm local time (22:10 GMT), on Sunday, after it clipped a construction crane and exploded upon impact. Reports said heavy rain at the time may also have played a role.
The prime minister said in his statement that his nation was grieving over the loss.
“It is utterly impossible to measure the
magnitude of Dr Munroe’s loss to The Bahamas and to the world.
“His fame as an ambassador for the Christian ministry preceded him wherever in the world he travelled.
“He was a towering force who earned the respect and admiration not only of Christian adherents but of secular leaders both here at home and around the world,” the Bahamian leader said.
The Atlanta Constitution newspaper and other United States media reported on Monday that Andrew Young, the US city’s ex-mayor and Washington’s former United Nations ambassador, also had planned to attend the conference.
According to reports, Young reportedly narrowly missed boarding the doomed flight, after making a last minute change in his travel plans.
“At times like these, I don’t try to figure things out, I just know that all things ultimately figure into a larger and higher purpose that we may never fully understand in this present limited reality,” Bishop Carlton Pearson, a high-profile U.S. minister who was a friend of Munroe’s for 40 years, wrote on his Facebook page.
Munroe, 60, and his entourage were travelling to Grand Bahama to attend the 2014 Global Leadership Forum that he organised. He planned to have dinner in Freeport about 90 minutes after his plane’s scheduling landing with former United Nations Ambassador, Andrew Young, a speaker at the event, Mitchell said.
A pastor in Munroe’s ministry considered second-in-command at Bahamas Faith Ministries, Richard Pinder, as well as the group’s youth minister and his wife and child, died in the crash.
Munroe, who grew up poor in the Bahamas, was considered an inspiration for many people in the island chain and abroad, the foreign minister said. “He has really put his name on the world stage and helped the Bahamas achieve recognition for talent,” the foreign minister said.
Known for his work and teachings on leadership, purpose and maximising your potential, vision, individual and national transformation, Dr Munroe was the senior pastor of Bahamas Faith Ministries International Fellowship, where his wife, Ruth Ann, served as co-senior pastor. They leave behind two children, daughter, Charisa and son, Chairo (Myles Jr.) Munroe. http://www.tribune.com.ng/
Some media reports said their daughter was also aboard the flight and was also killed in the crash, but another report later said the daughter was not involved in the crash.
The plane reportedly struck a crane at the Grand Bahama Ship Yard, exploding on impact and crashing into the ground near a junkyard area.
There had been heavy rain across the region which reports said may have caused the plane to hit the crane.
The plane departed Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA) at 4.07 p.m. and crashed while making an approach for landing at Grand Bahama International Airport at 5.10pm, the Bahamas’ Department of Civil Aviation said.
The small plane, according to the statement crashed while trying to land in the Bahamas on Sunday.
Dr Munroe, his wife, daughter and other members of their congregation, boarded the flight from Nassau to Freeport, Grand Bahama, where they were to attend a religious leadership conference on Monday.
The Bahamas are an archipelago located some 90 kilometres (55 miles) off the southern coast of Florida.
News reports said the Lear 36 executive jet crashed at around 5:10 pm local time (22:10 GMT), on Sunday, after it clipped a construction crane and exploded upon impact. Reports said heavy rain at the time may also have played a role.
The prime minister said in his statement that his nation was grieving over the loss.
“It is utterly impossible to measure the
magnitude of Dr Munroe’s loss to The Bahamas and to the world.“His fame as an ambassador for the Christian ministry preceded him wherever in the world he travelled.
“He was a towering force who earned the respect and admiration not only of Christian adherents but of secular leaders both here at home and around the world,” the Bahamian leader said.
The Atlanta Constitution newspaper and other United States media reported on Monday that Andrew Young, the US city’s ex-mayor and Washington’s former United Nations ambassador, also had planned to attend the conference.
According to reports, Young reportedly narrowly missed boarding the doomed flight, after making a last minute change in his travel plans.
“At times like these, I don’t try to figure things out, I just know that all things ultimately figure into a larger and higher purpose that we may never fully understand in this present limited reality,” Bishop Carlton Pearson, a high-profile U.S. minister who was a friend of Munroe’s for 40 years, wrote on his Facebook page.
Munroe, 60, and his entourage were travelling to Grand Bahama to attend the 2014 Global Leadership Forum that he organised. He planned to have dinner in Freeport about 90 minutes after his plane’s scheduling landing with former United Nations Ambassador, Andrew Young, a speaker at the event, Mitchell said.
A pastor in Munroe’s ministry considered second-in-command at Bahamas Faith Ministries, Richard Pinder, as well as the group’s youth minister and his wife and child, died in the crash.
Munroe, who grew up poor in the Bahamas, was considered an inspiration for many people in the island chain and abroad, the foreign minister said. “He has really put his name on the world stage and helped the Bahamas achieve recognition for talent,” the foreign minister said.
Known for his work and teachings on leadership, purpose and maximising your potential, vision, individual and national transformation, Dr Munroe was the senior pastor of Bahamas Faith Ministries International Fellowship, where his wife, Ruth Ann, served as co-senior pastor. They leave behind two children, daughter, Charisa and son, Chairo (Myles Jr.) Munroe. http://www.tribune.com.ng/
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