Dr Myles Munroe, His Wife and Daughter Die in Tragic Plane Crash

In one of the most shocking turn of events of 2014, revered pastor, author and Bible teacher, Dr. Myles Munroe and his wife Ruth died in a plane crash Sunday, November 9. The two leaders of Bahamas Faith Ministries were killed when their private jet struck a crane at the Grand Bahama Shipyard, exploding on impact, according to Bahamas Tribune. Their daughter Charisa also lost her life in the accident. The aircraft, a Lear 36 Executive Jet, crashed near a junkyard after departing from Lynden Pindling International Airport (LPIA), headed for the Grand Bahama International Airport. Reports say the plane left LPIA at 4:07 p.m. with nine people aboard and crashed while making an approach for landing at 5:10 p.m. The flight was reportedly headed to the Global Leadership Forum hosted by the Bahamas Faith Ministries, an organization that Munroe, 60, founded.

Dr. Myles Munroe and the entire group pose for an image before heading aboard the ill-fated flight (Credit: Bahamas Tribune) Mr Delton D. Ellis released the following statement: Tonight we unfortunately confirm that there was a plane crash in Freeport Grand Bahama this afternoon. The aircraft involved belonged to Dr. Myles Munroe founder President and Senior Pastor of Bahamas Faith Ministries International, who was on board at the time along with his wife Ruth Ann and Dr. Richard Pinder Senior Vice President and Pastor of Bahamas Faith Ministries. There were additional passengers and two pilots on board. We are not able to release further information on the other passenger pending notification of next of kin. This is the current extent of information we have at this time. We are preparing a further update and press release within the next few hours once we have received additional information. Dr. Myles Munroe was an internationally renowned bestselling author, lecturer, teacher, life coach, government consultant, and leadership mentor. He travelled around the world training leaders in business, government, education, sports, media, and religion. Dr. Munroe and his wife, Ruth Ann were the proud parents of Charisa (now deceased) and Chairo (Myles Jr.).