UB alumnus dies in plane crash off coast of Jamaica
On Sept. 5, a private plane making its way from Rochester, New York to Naples, Florida crashed into the Caribbean Sea, near the Jamaican coast. Passengers on the flight included the pilot, Larry Glazer, who was a UB alumnus, according to The Buffalo News.
Glazer and his wife, Jane, both 68, are presumed to be dead.
The plane took off around 8:30 a.m. and was scheduled to reach its destination at noon. Glazer made multiple attempts at radioing air traffic control for a drop in altitude because he sensed something was wrong. Glazer was eventually unresponsive after a couple attempts.
Experts believe it was hypoxia – a loss of oxygen – that disabled the pilot.
Two fighter jets were sent to fly with the aircraft, but turned away as the private plane entered Cuban airspace. The jets were set to resume the chase, but had to return to base because they were running low on fuel, and in that time, the plane crashed.
Glazer, co-founder and CEO of Buckingham Properties LLC, was a veteran pilot and the president of the TBM Owners and Pilots Association.
Jamaican and American coast guards are currently still searching for plane wreckage and remains in the Jamaican coast.
leaves more than 200,000 without power and at least two dead
Following a storm that swept through the Midwest on Sept. 5, more than 200,000 southeast Michigan residents are still without power. DTE Energy called it “one of the strongest storms to hit southeast Michigan this year,” according to USA Today.
Wind gusts reached 75 mph and the weather knocked down more than 2,000 power lines.
In Warren, Michigan, a 42-year-old man was electrocuted and died when he got too close to a fallen power line in his backyard. In Chicago, a falling tree killed a Molly Glynn, a 46-year-old actress. Glynn was riding her bicycle with her husband at the time.
Electricity is expected to be restored by Tuesday or Wednesday.
North Korea to put American detainee on trial
On Sept. 14, North Korea will put Matthew Miller, a detained U.S. citizen, on trial, according to the Korean Central News Agency.
Miller was arrested in April after he ripped up his tourist visa at immigration and demanded asylum. North Korea said it would indict him on charges of committing a “hostile act” against the country.
Since then, Miller has publicly apologized to the North Korean government and admitted his guilt. He will, however, not learn of his charges until his hearing.
North Korea has, in its past, used charges of “hostile acts” to sentence Americans to long prison terms in order to secure visits from high-profile Americans – like former Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter – which compromises Washington’s effort to increasingly isolate the country, according to The New York Times.
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