While the Captain Prayed, the 20-Year-Old Co-Pilot Stayed Composed and On Mission
As Learjet N722BD dove out of a storm over Palm Beach County, 20-year-old co-pilot Nathalia Gadelha Filgueiras declared the mayday, called out the overspeed and the bank, and shouted at the captain to "look outside." A male voice, reportedly the captain's, recited the Lord's Prayer. Within hours, strangers online had decided the crash was her fault.
Up to 22 Inches of Rain on Election Eve. DeSantis Finally Declared an Emergency Minutes Before We Published, and Left Out Palm Beach.
Between 16 and 22 inches of rain fell on Palm Bay and West Melbourne. Water filled homes in Riviera Beach. Local governments declared emergencies and ran the rescues. About nine hours after the Flash Flood Emergency began, Gov. Ron DeSantis finally declared a state of emergency for seven counties. Palm Beach County, which asked, wasn’t one of them.