Rescue teams have found all four passengers on board an aircraft that originated from St. Kitts, but crashed 17 miles southeast of the Turks and Caicos Islands airport.
The Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force (RCTPIF) said “Following an intensive and exhaustive combined operation, the RCTPIF can confirm the four individuals involved in this yesterday’s aircraft crash were rescued last night.”
The four were rescued by a local fisherman and are reportedly in Grand Turk where they are receiving medical attention.
Acting Assistant Superintendent of Police, Michael Francois, said “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 establishing a Command Centre.”
Francois, who did not provide any details about the plane nor the passengers, said the rescue teams including officials from the Department of Disaster Management and Emergencies and Air Support unit from the US Coastguard and Customs and Border Protection, “all worked tirelessly in our search for the missing individuals.”
The Turks and Caicos Islands Airports Authority (TCIAA) in a separate statement said the small private aircraft en route from St Kitts to Providenciales with four passengers reported difficulties in the vicinity of Grand Turk.
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