“I Know I Can Find Melvin; I Should Be Able to Identify Him”

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NASSAU , BAHAMAS – It has been nearly a month since the tragic Independence Day plane crash that claimed the lives of 10 people.

While the investigation continues, one father says his family is still waiting for the one thing they need most, closure.

Now, he is speaking exclusively with our news team for an update.

Bishop G. Elton Major – Adoptive Father, Melvin Henfield

“Every hour, minute without knowing or without having, it remains antagonizing to me.”

Nearly a month after the deadly crash claimed 10 lives, the family of Melvin Henfield, better known as DJ Fresh, is still unable to lay him to rest.

His adoptive father, Bishop G. Elton Major, says without seeing his son’s body, it has been even harder to accept that he is gone, leaving the family still searching for closure.

Bishop G. Elton Major – Adoptive Father, Melvin Henfield

“As far as I’m concerned, I still think he’s alive. That’s the mental state, because I ain’t see that. I ain’t see nothing. And like I tell them, I know I gotta see. Whatever they give me, I’m gonna see.”

Last month, Health Minister Michael Darville announced that the government would cover the cost of DNA testing abroad needed to identify the remains.

But Major says he never expected the family to have to pay.

Bishop G. Elton Major – Adoptive Father, Melvin Henfield

“It’s the government’s job to find out who is who so they can give you the proper remains. Now, you don’t have to ask me, you want us to pay for it? If it’s to fast-track it, I’ll pay.”

Bishop Major says just when the family thought they were closer to getting answers, they were told the remains they believed were Melvin’s actually belonged to another crash victim.

Bishop G. Elton Major – Adoptive Father, Melvin Henfield

“Apparently, according to what Ken said to me, they had him possibly try to identify somebody else, and he said that it wasn’t Melvin.”

But despite the setback, Major says he believes he could identify his son himself if given the opportunity.

Bishop G. Elton Major – Adoptive Father, Melvin Henfield

“They let me inside there, I sure I can find him. I sure I can find him.”

Bishop G. Elton Major – Adoptive Father, Melvin Henfield

“I say I know I can find Melvin. If you take everything off him, I should be able to identify him.”