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Learjet Crashes in Florida, Killing All Nine on Board

Learjet Crashes in Florida, Killing All Nine on Board

By Islam El-Sakka

A Learjet 60 crashed into a residential street in Cresthaven, Palm Beach County, Florida, on Sunday, November 1, leaving a massive crater and killing all nine people on board.

Victims Identified

The victims include Adam Robinson, 45, his wife Helen, and their children Emma, 4, and Charlie, 2. Also killed were their nanny Anita Maria Apellido Cetina, family friends Charmi Fehr and Rachael Reed, co-pilot Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras, 20, and pilot Jeff Gregory, 55. The private jet was traveling from Texas to the Bahamas when it went down.

Investigation Underway

Authorities have launched an investigation into the cause of the crash. Officials said weather could have been a contributing factor. Video footage from the scene shows a large crater in the street and residents surveying the wreckage.

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