{"id":271637,"date":"2026-05-15T01:14:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T01:14:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/271637\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T01:14:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T01:14:09","slug":"air-force-rescues-11-people-off-florida-coast-after-plane-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/271637\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Force rescues 11 people off Florida coast after plane crash"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eleven passengers were stranded on a life raft for hours after a Bahamian plane crashed off the east coast of Florida on 12 May.<\/p>\n

During what should have been a routine flight between two islands in the Bahamas, the small plane’s navigation systems, radio, and engines all faltered. The aircraft’s emergency transmitter sent out a distress call, alerting the US Coast Guard.<\/p>\n

‘You could tell just by looking at them that they were in distress physically, mentally and emotionally,” said Captain Rory Whipple, an Air Force combat rescue officer, during a news conference after the rescue. <\/p>\n

All 11 on board were rescued and are in stable condition. <\/p>\n

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