They were listed among nine total victims
Jose Angel Hernandez, an American music producer who goes by Flow La Movie, has sadly died along with his wife and four-year-old son in a tragic plane crash.
As per multiple outlets, Hernandez, 38, was onboard a private jet flight from La Isabela International Airport in the Dominican Republic to Orlando, Florida on Wednesday.
However, the jet went on to encounter problems mid-air and crashed approximately 15 minutes later. The cause of the crash is yet to be determined.
Puerto Rican music producer Flow La Movie dies in Dominican plane crash https://t.co/kO1xm0AXwP pic.twitter.com/akv9Xlevd8
— Reuters (@Reuters) December 16, 2021
Flow La Movie is a well-known producer in the Latin-American music scene, having produced popular hits such as ‘Te Bote’ and working with artists like Bad Bunny, Darell, Nio García and countless others.
He, his wife Debbie Von Marie Jimenez Garcia, 31, their son and six other people are said to have died as the jet crashed as it attempted to make an emergency landing at the nearby Las Americas International Airport.
Various outlets and people on social media have been sharing footage captured from the wreckage:
#BREAKING | DOMINICAN REPUBLIC #PLANE CRASH
• 6 #Americans, 2 from the #DominicanRepublic and 1 from #Venezuela
Among them, reggaeton producer #flowlamovie , Jose Angel Hernandez from #PuertoRico, his wife and 2 kids. Jose was a producer for #BadBunny @sanbenito and @ozuna pic.twitter.com/CYemJVw6oq
— Nelson Quiñones (@nelsonqatlanta) December 16, 2021
American Spanish-language network Telemundo reported the identities of six other victims which included one Keilyan Hernandez Pena, 21; Yeilianys Jeishlimar Meléndez Jiménez, 18, and Jesiel Yabdiel Silva, just 13. It is not yet know what their relation to the producer was.
As well as these passengers, the three crew members are also said to have died: Venezuelan pilot Luis Alberto Eljuri Tancredo, 47, his Dominican co-pilot Emilio Herrera, 32, and a Dominican stewardess called Veronica Estrella, 26.
Heliodas Aviation Group, who owned the private jet in question, issued the following statement:
“For Helidosa, this accident causes us great pain and sorrow. We stand in solidarity with the affected families that, along with us, are going through a difficult time.
“We ask our almighty God to give the strength to the family members of its passengers and pilots in the plane, and that God may take them in heaven and that their souls find peace.’
Rest in peace.
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