Co-pilot Nathalia Filgueiras, 20, issued a desperate Mayday call to air traffic control detailing the Learjet 60's rapid descent before it crashed in Florida, killing all nine people on board. The jet was en route from Austin, Texas, to the Bahamas when it began to nosedive over Palm Beach County.
Cockpit audio revealed Filgueiras' chilling transmission: "722 Bravo Delta, we’re descending 8,000 Mayday, Mayday, we’re descending 10,000 feet per minute!" The terrified co-pilot continued to update controllers on their speed and altitude before stating they were about to "crash into the ground" and were "out of time" moments before the aircraft exploded on impact.
A longtime friend of Filgueiras, Mikaela Schluth, described hearing the Mayday call as "the worst thing I’ve ever heard." Schluth, who has known Filgueiras since middle school, praised her friend's professionalism in the face of mortal danger, telling CBS Mornings, "I’m just so proud of how she handled it and was able to stay calm and give information."