Investigation into Jet Crash That Killed Myles Munroe, 8 Others to Begin
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iStock/Thinkstock(FREEPORT, Bahamas) — A full investigation is slated to begin Monday, one day after a private Lear jet crashed on approach near Grand Bahama International Airport, killing everyone on board, including a prominent pastor and his wife.
Dr. Myles Munroe and his wife Ruth were killed in the crash, according to Kelley Jackson, a spokeswoman from the Andrew J. Young Foundation. Munroe, 60, was a pastor, motivational speaker and the founder of Bahamas Faith Ministries International Fellowship. Ruth served as co-senior pastor.
“Ambassador Young expresses his deep sadness over the tragic death of his friends Dr. Myles and Mrs. Ruth Munroe,” the organization posted on its Facebook page. “He offers condolences to the Munroe family and the families of the other souls who lost their lives as a result of this shocking plane crash.”
Senior vice president and pastor Richard Pinder also died in the crash, ABC News has learned.
Members of Munroe’s organization sobbed and wailed when they learned of the crash.
The group was traveling to the Bahamas to attend a Global Leadership Forum arranged by Munroe. That event will continue, according to a statement posted to Munroe’s Facebook page. “This is what Dr. Munroe would have wanted. Please keep his family and the ministry in prayers.”
William M. Wilson, the President of Oral Roberts University, where Munroe was a student and later, adjunct professor, released a statement following Munroe’s death.
“His energy and enthusiasm for imparting Spirit Empowered Christianity to new generations was contagious,” Wilson said in the statement.
A spokesperson at the Bahamas Air accident investigation and prevention unit confirmed the crash to ABC News, but declined to identify the victims.
It is not yet known what caused the crash.
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