Today I learned that a passenger named Ferdinand Puentes who was aboard the airplane that crashed into the Pacific Ocean in Hawaii, which purportedly resulted in the subsequent death of Loretta Fuddy (Director of the Hawaii Department of Health), was able to capture the entire event (from the inside and then the outside after passengers got out into the water) with a GoPro camera.
Yes, I know (or at least I know now) that this is ‘old news’ and that others (e.g., The Birther Report) have already reported on this video. In any event, I want to make a record of the video here at the WOBIK blog.
The airplane is reported to have been a Cessna 208 Caravan. It crashed on December 11th, 2013 off of the north coast of Molokai Island which is part of the Hawaiin archipelago.
I’ve never seen the above embedded video until today. It appears that the passengers all remained relatively calm (very calm, in my opinion) during the crash and also as they climbed into the water and looked for anything available to grab onto to stay afloat.
There appears to be no signs of panic.
Loretta Fuddy was also the Mayor of Kalawao County (located on Molokai Island) from 2011 until her death. Apparently, under Hawaii state law, the Director of the Hawaii Department of Health, who is appointed by the Governor of Hawaii, simultaneously serves as the Mayor of Kalawao County while in office.
Fuddy was born on April 12, 1948.
Her funeral was held at the Co-Cathedral of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus in Honolulu on December 21, 2013. The following, among others, attended her funeral:
a. Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie.
b. Hawaii State Senator (not a US Senator) Michelle Kidani.
c. Hawaii State Senator (not a US Senator) Suzanne Chun Oakland.
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Btw, here is my GoPro Hero 3 Black Edition and accessories:
GoPro Hero 3 Black Edition