NASSAU, BAHAMAS — The search and rescue operations to locate a missing aircraft and pilot have been suspended.

Officers from the Royal Bahamas Defence Force and U.S. Coast Guard engaged in an “extensive two-day aerial and sea search” in the area north of Grand Bahama, the last known position of the missing two-seater aircraft operated by a lone male pilot that departed Sebastian, Florida, on Sunday, August 4, 2024; However, combined efforts were unsuccessful in making any discovery of the pilot and aircraft.