CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — A recovery operation resumed Wednesday morning at the scene of Monday’s deadly plane crash in Coral Springs.
Meanwhile, a memorial grew for victims Alexander Wurm, 53, and Serena Wurm, 22, just outside the gated Windsor Bay neighborhood. The father and daughter were killed while on a plane en route to deliver hurricane relief supplies to Jamaica.
“We are in absolute shock and disbelief (at) the situation and I’m just asking for prayers for his family,” Sean Malone, the founder of Crisis Response International, said in a video statement.
Crisis Response International is the organization that the Wurms, of the Cayman Islands, were delivering aid for before crashing into a pond.
“Working with Alexander was an honor,” a member of the group said in the video. “He kept showing up over and over, repeatedly flying in supplies that we couldn’t get anywhere else here in Jamaica.”
Malone said Alexander Wurm had been flying the resources in at his own expense.
“He just kept landing and we would unload his plane he would give us these huge hugs and pray for us,” the group member said.
On Tuesday night, neighbors held a candlelight vigil outside of Windsor Bay.
“We decided to do a vigil for them and remember them,” resident Hermann Schnell said. “They’re going to be here for the rest of our lives.”
Neighbors dropped off flowers and lit candles. People nearby recalled the disturbing sights and sounds of Monday morning
“We heard this loud sound,” Schnell said. “A boom.”
Surveillance video showed the plane plunging into the water on Monday, just minutes after taking off from Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport.
The Wurm family was affiliated with Ignite the Fire Ministries, a Cayman-based Christian group. They’re remembered as a compassionate family dedicated to serving others and spreading the word of Jesus.
“The last thing that he said was that he wanted to join us on Tower Hill, distributing water filters with his daughter,” Malone said.
It’s still not clear what caused the plane to crash. The Federal Aviation Administration and National Transportation Safety Board continued to investigate.
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