An engaged couple is among the four victims who were killed in a plane crash near Moss Beach, off the California coast, on Sunday.
The San Mateo County Coroner’s Office identified a third victim, 27-year-oldEmma Pearl Willmer-Shilesof San Francisco, on Wednesday, the outlets reported. Her body was recovered near the crash site on Monday.
A fourth victim is also believed to have been involved in the crash, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said, per CBS News.
Three out of four victims have been identified in the Half Moon Bay plane crash.Liu Guanguan/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images
Liu Guanguan/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images
On Sunday evening, “authorities responded to reports of a small airplane flying erratically near Moss Beach,” the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office (SMCSO) said ina press release posted to Facebookon Tuesday. The police added that “Witnesses observed the aircraft before it disappeared from sight.”
The sheriff’s office, California Highway Patrol and the U.S. Coast Guard all participated in a search for the aircraft when, “later in the evening, debris was found in the ocean near the coastline, consistent with parts from a plane.”
PEOPLE has reached out to the SMCSO and NTSB for further comment.
Plane wreckage at Half Moon Bay.Liu Guanguan/China News Service/VCG via Getty Images
Couple Ferrier and Petit announced their engagement in ajoint poston Instagram on Oct. 1, 2023. Petit’slast post to the platform was on Jan. 1. She shared a photo of her with Ferrier as she held up her engagement ring.
Ferrier was born in New South Wales andgraduated in 2019 from Massachusetts Institute of Technologywith a degree in aerospace engineering.
The pilot, whom 7News reported had a “love for experimental flight tests,” recently joined the aviation and aerospace manufacturing company, Beta Technologies, as a team member in December 2023, according to hisLinkedInpage.
Willmer-Shiles wasalso a studentat Massachusetts Institute of Technology, graduating in 2018. She is believed to be Ferrier’s classmate, per CBS News.
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What caused the accident remains unclear at this time, CBS News reported.
An investigation into what caused the crash is ongoing. The local police “will continue to work collaboratively with the San Mateo County Coroner’s Office and NTSB to determine the cause of the crash and the circumstances surrounding the tragic event,” SMCSO said.
source: people.com
