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An eighth victim — who was a devoted mother of three — has died three months after a medical transport plane fell from the sky in a Philadelphia neighborhood, city officials said Tuesday.
Dominique Goods-Burke, 34, died on April 27 after the car she was in with her fiancé, Steven Dreuitt, was hit by debris and caught fire, killing her beau.
Her son was also in the car and suffered severe burns from the Jan. 31 crash.
Goods-Burke spent the past three months at Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital, a spokesperson for the city’s Medical Examiner’s Office said.
Her colleagues at the café where she worked said she died from injuries and other connected health issues.
“Dominique was a fighter until the end of her 3 month battle with her injuries and related health concerns,” High Point Café said on social media.
“We will miss her kind smile, beautiful spirit, and heart full of love. Please keep her family in your thoughts as they navigate these next steps.”
Loved ones also described her as a “devoted mother to her 3 children and partner” in a GoFundMe post.
She was out shopping when the Learjet 55 air ambulance on the way back to Mexico crashed in the city soon after taking off, killing all six people on board, including a little girl who had just received life-saving medical treatment in Philly.
About two dozen people on the ground during the disaster were injured, and more than a dozen homes were badly damaged or wiped out.
The crash, which is still under investigation, came two days after a midair collision between a military chopper and an American Airlines plane killed 67 people in Washington.
“She was an amazing mom, she was an incredible baker, she held this place together,” Meg Hagele, the founder of High Point Cafe, told Fox 29.
“She just ran this ship tight. Her daughter would come after school sometimes, and we would be in the lounge area while she finished up. She was just an incredible part of this family that will never be the same,” Hagele added.
A funeral service is set for Thursday, the station reported.
With Post wires
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