Family of nanny, 24, killed in Florida plane crash reveal heartbreaking details of her final video call
The family of the nanny who died on the Learjet 60 flight, have revealed their grief in a GoFundMe fundraiser as her last call onboard the jet is released.
On 1 November, nine people were tragically killed when a private jet nosedived into a Florida road as it headed to the Bahamas.
In the following days since the crash had been announced, it was determined that those onboard included businessman Adam Robinson, 45, his wife Helen Sharp, 40, their children Emma, four, and Charlie, two, their nanny Ana Maria Cetina, and friends Rachael Reed and Charmi Fehr.
Tributes have since poured in for all of the passengers, and the pilots who died - Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras, 20, the co-pilot and pilot-in-command, Jeff Gregory, 55.
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Now, Cetina's family has come out to speak about their loss, her legacy, and their last conversation moments before the crash.
Cetina, who her family called Anita, was reportedly just weeks away from celebrating her 25th birthday when the jet came down in Palm Beach County, after having left Austin, Texas for the tropical islands.
Angie Ramirez Cetina, her sister, has since opened up about their last conversation as she spoke with The US Sun from her home in Colombia: “We did a video call, she showed me the children, she showed me the plane."
“She was very happy. She was truly happy because she had never been to the Bahamas, and even though she was working, she didn’t see it as work. She enjoyed it," she said.
The death of her sister, was then seen online as footage circulated social media.
“I saw the accident, I saw the flight path, and truthfully, I didn’t want to accept that it might be my sister on the plane,” Angie added. “But later, my mom called me on Monday morning and confirmed to me that yes, it was the flight Ana Maria was on.”
Angie, and their mother, Angelica, have now set up a GoFundMe to help with the financial costs ahead.
The family wrote on the page: "At just 24 years old, Ana María Ramírez Cetina had a lifetime of dreams ahead of her. On November 1st, her life was tragically cut short in the plane crash that also claimed the lives of other beloved family members: Adam and Helen, and their beautiful children, Emma and Charlie."
It said she was 'daughter, sister, biomedical engineer, and a deeply cherished caregiver' who came to the United States from Colombia 'seeking opportunities and with the hope of building a future'.
"She cared for Emma and Charlie with tenderness and dedication," the fundraiser said. "She shared their everyday moments, offered them comfort, and surrounded them with love. To her family, she was much more than a nanny: she was one of their own."
But now, those who love her 'face a loss that no family should ever have to endure' and they are now 'raising funds to support Ana María's family with the expenses following her passing and during the difficult months ahead.'
It added: "We want to give them space to grieve without the added burden of financial worries. No donation can bring Ana María back.
"But together we can show her family that her life left a lasting impact, that her kindness lives on in our memories, and that they don't have to face this pain alone."
Britt Jones
