The aircraft crashed into a lagoon infested with anacondas and alligators, forcing the pilot and four passengers — including a 6-year-old boy — to cling to the plane's wreckage.
Alexander Pancoe recently fought chronic myeloid leukemia and was attempting to climb Makalu to raise funds for a pediatric blood cancer program at a Chicago hospital.
Jana Heartwood owes more than $40,000 in student loan debt. She says when payments resumed last year, she was not notified and is now struggling to get answers from her loan servicer.