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The fighter jet pilots out of South
Carolina were relieved by two fighter jets
from Homestead Air Force Base,
Homestead, Florida
that followed the airplane to
Andros Island,
Bahamas, and disengaged
prior to entering Cuban airspace. The Socata TBM700
continued to fly through Cuban airspace, at which point
the aircraft ran out of gas and at about 2:15 PM at
flight level 250 began a
high rate of descent and crashed into open water
of Port Antonio, Jamaica.
The Jamaican Defense Authority and United States Coast
Guard conducted a search and rescue operation, however,
on September 7, 2014 both agencies stop the search
without any luck in locating the aircraft or the
Glazer's. Glazer family financed an underwater sea
expedition to locate the Socata aircraft and Larry and
Jane Glazer. The company that provided underwater search
was the Eclipse Group, a privately held marine service
provider that provides subsea search and recovery based
out in Annapolis,
Maryland.
"Since that day, we have been resolute in our goal
of bringing our mother and father home to Rochester." Glazer family members said in a
statement. "We also recovered significant portions
of the aircraft itself and we are hopeful that, in
time, this will provide us with answers as to
exactly what happened that day," according to the
statement. "We are grateful for the expertise
available to us, as well as the care brought to this
situation by all parties."
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