UPDATE: Remains of plane crash victims Larry and Jane Glazer recovered

Wednesday, January 21, 2015 | 1:43 PM    

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) and the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ) have reported that wreckage from the small air craft that crashed in Jamaican waters on September 5, 2014 has been found.

The private aircraft, with US businessman Larry Glazer and his wife Jane aboard, left Rochester, New York, destined for Florida, but missed the southernmost US state, entered Cuban airspace, then the Jamaican airspace.

It is believed that the aircraft ran out of fuel some 14 miles north-east of Port Antonio, Portland, where it crashed.

A search of the area was immediately conducted by the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) Coast Guard, JDF Air Wing and US Coast Guard. However, after two days, the search was abandoned, based on the assessment that there was a minimal probability for a successful rescue and/or recovery operation, under the existing conditions.

The Glazer family subsequently retained the services of a recovery organisation to salvage the aircraft and find the remains of the couple, the joint release said.

Debris along with human remains were recovered from the site and is reportedly now enroute to the USA, “where the various authorities will observe the necessary post-incident protocols consistent with the national requirements of the USA”.

 The operation commenced on Tuesday, January 13 and was terminated on Monday, January 19.

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UPDATE: Remains of plane crash victims Larry and Jane Glazer recovered

Five guns, ammo recovered in 24-hr period, 12 detained

Saturday, October 04, 2014 | 12:03 PM    

KINGSTON, Jamaica – The police have, over a 24-hour period, seized five illegal firearms and a number of ammunition across the parishes of St Catherine, Manchester and St James and have detained 12 people in connection with the busts.

The first instance was Friday morning when the police searched a dwelling in Old Harbour, St Catherine and found two firearms — a 9mm Smith and Wesson pistol along with two magazines and 15 9mm rounds and a .38 Kurz pistol. A loaded magazine was also found with the .38 seizure. No arrests were made.

In Manchester, three men were held for questioning after the police found a Taurus 9mm pistol and a magazine containing nine 9mm rounds hidden in a bag at the back of the bus in which they were travelling. The bus was stopped at night along the Porus main road.

The third seizure occurred in Anchovy, St James on Saturday morning between 2 o’clock and 4 o’clock as the police carried out an operation at a night club in the area.

Two firearms were seized — a Carandina 9mm pistol with a magazine containing 12 9mm rounds and one Beretta 9mm pistol with a magazine containing 18 9mm rounds — and nine people detained in connection with the seizures.

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73-Y-O FALLS INTO 170 ft CAVE - Body still not recovered

Bjorn Burke, Staff Reporter

Today, authorities will continue their attempts to remove the body of an elderly man from a 170ft deep chasm a week after its discovery in Retirement, St Elizabeth.

He has been identified as 73-year-old Aston Thompson of a Retirement, St Elizabeth, address.

Thompson was reportedly last seen at a shop in his community on July 12, and reported missing to the police by family members on July 13. On July 20, a week after, Thompson was reported missing. The grim discovery was made by residents who reportedly smelled an odour and summoned police personnel to the scene.

So far, investigations suggest that Thompson’s death may have been accidental. The elderly man, who reportedly suffered from Alzheimer’s disease, is believed to have wandered from his home into nearby woodlands, later falling to his death.

“We cannot rule out foul play, that is why we’re making another effort tomorrow to go down again to see if we can get the body. When we went down there on Monday night, they saw the body, but the body was in a decomposed state,” said Sergeant C Reid, sub-officer attached to the Maggoty Police Station.

Previous attempts by the personnel from the Santa Cruz Fire Brigade to assist in removing the body from the chasm proved futile. As a last-ditch effort, the police, alongside members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), will continue to work assiduously to put an end to the week-long ordeal.

“Having gone there, our last resort is to ask the army (for assistance) because as the law states, once a body is found, it must come up to find out what is the cause of death. So we are having that challenge. And the challenge is that, to go down a 170ft in a chasm, a cave or a precipice, it is an onerous task,” Reid explained.

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73-Y-O FALLS INTO 170 ft CAVE - Body still not recovered