The first of the nine fatalities in the Nov. 1 Learjet crash in Palm Beach County, Florida, was identified as 20-year-old Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) held a press conference on Nov. 2, along with local and county authorities. The NTSB confirmed there were two pilots and seven passengers on board the Learjet 60 private jet, but declined to identify them.
Palm Beach County Administrator and Incident Commander, Joseph Abruzzo, said the medical examiner’s office was handling that and they were not permitted to talk about it at that time.
“They’re involved in collection and assessment right now,” he said. “There’s going to be some DNA that needs to be matched. It’s a lengthy process, so I wouldn’t assume anything right away.”…