Just days away from starting his dream job as a private pilot, a 28-year-old man and his best friend were killed in a plane crash that sparked a brush fire in a remote area of Kern County, near the boundary between Southern California and the Central Valley.
Ten days before he was set to begin his new job, Ramzi Al-Shurman, a husband and father of three, and his best friend, identified by his fiancée only as Temo, died when their plane crashed in Ridgeline on the morning of May 7.
Details surrounding the crash remain limited, and it is still unclear what caused the deadly incident, leaving family members with more questions than answers…