Father of two young boys on missing plane near Bahamas loved them ‘more than anything’ – New York Daily News

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Updated: Thursday, May 18, 2017, 2:06 AM

The father of two young boys who were aboard a small plane that went missing near the Bahamas bared his pain as the hunt for the aircraft entered its third day.

I lost what I loved more than anything, James Ramsey told the Daily News on Wednesday.

I keep hoping its not real and Ill wake up. Wouldnt wish this pain on the worst person in the world.

Ramseys ex, Jennifer Blumin, and their two sons, ages 3 and 4, were traveling from Puerto Rico to Florida Monday when the twin-engine turboprop aircraft vanished from radar some 37 miles east of Eleuthera, Bahamas.

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Also aboard the plane was Blumins pilot boyfriend Nathan Ulrich, 52, the ex-husband of actress Rae Dawn Chong.

The group was vacationing near the Puerto Rican town of Aguadilla.

The Coast Guard on Wednesday released a photo of debris believed to match the MU-2B model that Ulrich was piloting after discovering it a day earlier.

The image shows a piece of a plane seat and an engine intake plug, a safety device used when the plane is parked.

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Were still working to find something with specifics identifying the plane, a Coast Guard spokesman said.

The Coast Guard recovered two plane seats and was working to collect more aircraft parts. No bodies or survivors have been found.

The Coast Guard cutter Bernard Webber and a Coast Guard C-130 from Air Station Clearwater, Fla., were leading the search. Through the night an EADS HC-144, a C-130 and an HH-60 helicopter were also involved in the hunt for the missing plane.

The rescue crews have searched more than 8,200 square miles, the Coast Guard said.

A National Transportation Safety Board accident investigator has been assigned to the case, officials said.

Blumin and Ramsey are well-known players in the citys events and design worlds.

Blumin, 40, is the CEO of Skylight Studios, a firm that transforms derelict New York City spots into dazzling event spaces.

Ramsey, 39, the CEO of RAADstudio, masterminded the planned Lower East Side underground park dubbed the Lowline.

They have two sons Phineas, 4, and Theodore, 3.

The heartbroken father posted a series of photos of his children and Blumin on his Facebook page.

In one of the photos, the two boys are seen sitting on Ramseys lap wearing matching navy bow ties.

I cant find the words, one of his friends wrote.

What awful, unthinkable, heartbreaking news, wrote another.

Ulrichs parents also released a statement.

We were devastated and shocked to learn that Nathan, Jennifer and her children have been missing since leaving from Puerto Rico on Monday, it read.

Nathan is our beloved son, brother and uncle and we wish for resolution as the Coast Guard search continues. Our prayers and thoughts are with the Blumin family and James Ramsey in this difficult time.

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