A HEARTBREAKING final photo of America’s beloved gospel group, The Nelons, has been released.
The photo, which was posted to the Instagram account of Amber Nelon Kistler, shows the family en route to Alaska moments before perishing in a plane crash.
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In the picture, the family’s patriarch Jason Clark can be seen glancing out the window while his wife, Kelly Nelon Clark, can be seen staring at the camera.
Amber’s final social media post doesn’t contain anything more than a geotag of West Georgia Regional Airport as well as a sticker with a plane flying.
The Grammy-nominated family was heading to Alaska from Nebraska on Friday to join in with the Gaither Homecoming Cruise when their plane crashed in Wyoming and sparked a massive wildfire.
Local fire crews and rescue crews rushed to the scene in an attempt to contain the blaze.
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Wyoming sheriff’s office said that no one survived the crash.
The gospel trio was accompanied on the journey by Amber’s husband Nathan Kistler, the family’s assistant, Melodi Hodges, the pilot of the plane Larry Haynie, and his wife, Melissa.
All four also perished when the plane went down.
The Nelson’s fourth member, Autumn Nelon Streetman, had declined to accompany her family as she is currently pregnant with a baby boy.
In a video taken prior to the group boarding the doomed plane, Jason can be seen talking to the group on the runway.
The plane, which is believed to be owned by Larry, can be seen in. the background of the video as it refuels for the rest of the journey.
Prior to boarding for the final time, Amber, Jason, and Kelly Nelon Clark posed for a photograph which was captioned, “Gaither Alaskan Cruise Travel Vlog.”
In the footage, Melodi, Larry, and Melissa can be seen smiling and laughing.
Despite being present on the trip, Nathan is nowhere to be seen.
Shortly after her family’s tragic deaths, Autumn released a statement expressing her sadness.
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“As many of you have heard by now, my father and mother, Jason and Kelly Nelon Clark, along with my sister, Amber, and brother-in-law, Nathan, as well as our dear friends Melodi Hodges, Larry, and Melissa Haynie, were involved in a tragic plane crash on Friday,” she said.
“Thank you for the prayers that have been extended already to me, my husband, Jamie, and our soon-to-be-born baby boy, as well as Jason’s parents, Dan and Linda Clark.”
“We appreciate your continued prayers, love, and support as we navigate the coming days.”
It is currently unclear as to what caused the plane to malfunction.
According to Flightaware.com, the plane was owned by Haynie Enterprises and was a Pilatus PC-12/47E.
Since the crash, the National Transportation Safety Board has promised to open up an investigation.
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