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Co-pilot's friend describes hearing the Florida Learjet's distress call

CBS Mornings pairs Michaela Schloth's account with reporting on the search for the cockpit voice recorder and the weather investigators are examining.

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Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 404,275 views a day, 27 times a normal first day on this channel (14,997).

Friend of Florida crash co-pilot says "mayday" audio is "probably the worst thing I've ever heard"

Michaela Schloth knew Nathalia Filgueiras from middle school. Hearing her friend's distress call after the fatal Florida Learjet crash, she tells CBS correspondent Kris Van Cleave, was "definitely probably the worst thing I've ever heard."

The CBS Mornings segment identifies Filgueiras as the co-pilot and Jeffrey Gregory as the captain of the aircraft that crashed Sunday while traveling to the Bahamas. Nine people aboard were killed. The report plays Filgueiras's radio call as she communicates the aircraft's rapid descent to air traffic control.

The segment drew about 300,000 views in its first 13 hours, far beyond the channel's usual start for Shorts. Its focus shifts from Schloth's personal account to the difficult work of recovering evidence from the roadway impact crater.

NTSB member Todd Inman describes reaching the major wreckage as the investigation's biggest obstacle. Van Cleave reports that investigators are seeking the cockpit voice recorder and examining the aircraft's encounter with severe weather, including possible structural failure involving the tail.

CBS transportation safety expert Robert Sumwalt identifies icing and thunderstorms with turbulence as scenarios to examine, not established causes. The report also raises the question of whether the aircraft's weather radar was functioning properly, an issue investigators are working to resolve.

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