A small private plane carrying four members of a Florida family has been reported missing off the coast of the Bahamas, according to the U.S. Coast Guard and local authorities. The plane departed from Great Harbour Cay, a small city in the Berry Islands of the Bahamas, and was heading to Miami Executive Airport in Miami-Dade County. According to the Bahamas police, the aircraft is believed to have crash-landed near Red Bays on the northern part of Andros Island, one of the largest islands in the Bahamas. The people on board were identified as pilot Mario Lamar, 80, his wife Lili Lamar, 79, and their two grandchildren, Sofia Sosa, 28, and Christian Sosa, 22. A family member, Silvia Larrieu, who is Mario and Lili's niece, made a video plea to the public for help in the search-and-rescue efforts. She asked anyone who could assist in the search to do so, saying, "We need to bring them home." The plane in question is a PA-34 Piper, a five-seater aircraft with the tail number N212ML. According to the Bahamas police, the aircraft lost contact with air traffic control when it was approximately 13 miles west of Andros Island. Bahamian officials reached out to the U.S. Coast Guard at around 2 p.m. to request assistance in locating the plane. The Coast Guard responded by launching an HC-144 Ocean Sentry, a long-range surveillance aircraft, to support the search efforts. However, the search was temporarily suspended due to poor weather conditions, making it difficult for rescue teams to operate safely. Authorities have not yet provided a timeline for when the search might resume. The situation remains under active investigation, with both Bahamian and U.S. agencies working to locate the missing plane and its passengers.