Delaney Wykle, 22, died in the helicopter crash that killed seven, including billionaire Chris Cline and his daughter Kameron Cline.
Paula said that Delaney starting full time employment in August and gave her a word of advice.
During their time there, Kameron reportedly had a medical emergency and fell ill. She was rushed into the helicopter to be transported to a nearby hospital in Florida, according to Lauree Simmons, a family friend.
Delaney wanted to go with Kameron to be of assistance since she had just graduated as a nurse.
“She got to practice nursing for one day,” Paula said. She described Delaney as “smart, loving, and one of the best friends anyone could ever ask for,” CBS17 reported.
Witness Recalls Tragedy
A witness recalled the harrowing moment that divers pulled billionaire Chris Cline’s body from the helicopter off the coast of the Bahamas.He and his brother-in-law “jumped in our boats and we went searching” at around 2:30 a.m.
“So we called back to the island and they said, ‘No, no, no. The chopper is back in the States.’ So, I said OK, fine,” he said.
However, about 12 hours later, on July 4, Cline’s aircraft, which was heading from the Bahamas to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, was reported missing.
McIntosh said he was searching for the wreck when it was found.
“Everybody just was in a daze. Man, it was just tears, you know? It was just tears,” he said. “Mr. Cline actually … was one of the first ones that came out” of the water, he added.
“Just then, a kid came out. It was four kids and they were about 19 to 21 years of age, kids in their prime. They had just graduated from college and came home to have fun and then boom; here today and gone tomorrow,” he recalled.