"She was a dear friend to me and to our island community. I have been flying with Maria for over 15 years and we shared a lot of laughs and a lot of life together," Kenny Chesney continued in his tribute.
"She was always the first person I saw when I landed and the last person I said goodbye to when I would leave [the] island. I'm sure going to miss that. It's fair to say I won't ever be able to go to the Virgin Islands again without feeling the loss of her. She was such a huge part of my island life. So goodbye sweet friend. I'm sure glad our paths crossed on this side. See you on the other."
There aren't a lot of details on the crash available at this time. We know that Maria Rodriguez was a pilot, but it's unclear if she was piloting the helicopter she was on at the time of the crash. The Virgin Islands Emergency Management Agency confirmed that four people had died in the accident (per ABC News).
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