11. The safety board has not identified the pilots or released any information about their work schedule the day of the accident. 12. A staff member of the New Zealand Embassy, who confirmed the incident, said the dead pilot was identified as Michael Findlay. 13. Cervantes identified the pilot as Capt. Joe Balmes. 14. Coast Guard Lt. James Rush would not identify the pilot, but did say the person suffered from leukemia. 15. Coles would not identify the pilots until their families could be notified. 16. Duron identified the pilot as Vincent Pescatori, who heads a Christian hospice in Trujillo. 17. Dupuy identified the pilot as Rafael Garcia, believed to be a Swiss national of Cuban origin, and the co-pilot as Frederic Ooghe, a French citizen. 18. He identified the pilot as Don Hawke, an American consultant for a food processing plant being built in the town of Santa in Ilocos Sur. 19. He refused to identify the pilot but said members of the group were involved in fund-raising for the Palestinians and for Muslims in Chechnya. 20. He did not identify the pilot by name. |