Minister of International Affairs and International Commerce, Kamina Johnson Smith, has revealed that preliminary investigations point out the 2 people found dead in the wheel well of a JetBlue aircraft at a Florida airport will not be Jamaicans.
In a publish on social media platform X (previously Twitter) on Thursday, Johnson Smith said that the Authorities remains to be awaiting formal reviews as investigations proceed.
“Additional data acquired now signifies that the people will not be Jamaican. We nonetheless, nevertheless, await formal reviews as investigations proceed,” mentioned Johnson Smith.
International Affairs Minister Kamina Johnson Smith
The replace follows earlier hypothesis on social media that the 2 males have been Jamaicans.
Based on US media reviews, the our bodies have been discovered badly decomposed within the plane’s touchdown gear compartment throughout a post-flight upkeep inspection on Monday night time.
The flight, which operated as Flight 1801, departed from John F Kennedy Worldwide Airport in New York and arrived at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Worldwide Airport.
Additional reviews recommended that the flight had initially departed from Kingston, Jamaica, which additional fuelled hypothesis that the victims have been Jamaicans.
US authorities are nonetheless probing the incident.
