On Sunday morning (Nov. 10) a small plane crashed into the water off the coast of Bahamas' northernmost island killing all four people aboard, according to the Washington Post. Bahamas police believe the four passengers aboard the single-engine plane were all U.S. citizens who were sightseeing.
Stephen Dean, Police Superintendent, said the plane was found in the water miles off Grand Bahama Island.
"All are believed to be Americans. It is thought they were on some kind of sightseeing tour," Dean said.
Assistant Police Commissioner Emrick Seymour told the Associated Press that the Cirrus 22 plane crashed just minutes after leaving the island's international airport. Reportedly the pilot had radioed that the plane was "experiencing some engine problems" right before it went down.
A statement from the Royal Bahamas Police Force said the aircraft was destroyed. The four victim's identities have not been released until their families are notified. Seymour said the police are "right in the middle of the investigation" to figure out exactly what happened.
WTHR reports that the plane was registered to a company in Cicero, Indiana and it is believed two males and two females were on the plane when it crashed.
Just last week another plane crashed near the Bahamas. A small two-engine plane went down in the waters near Staniel Cay. The U.S. Coast Guard was dispatched and sent a MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter to left two men out of the water. Both men escaped unhurt.
Last year a helicopter crash killed one person and left another four people injured near Baker's Bay Golf and Ocean Club on Great Guana Cay. Reportedly a strong gust of wind sent the plane spirally out oof control while it was trying to land, the Daily Mail reports.