The morning began with initial reports of 28 deaths in a Jeju Air crash at Muan International Airport, with death toll rising throughout the day to reach 179 by evening. The narrative evolved from a simple runway incident to a complex sequence involving a bird strike warning, landing gear failure, and subsequent collision with a concrete barrier.
By afternoon, investigators focused on the bird strike theory, while recovering two survivors from the tail section. The disaster marks the deadliest aviation incident in six years, occurring amid ongoing tensions over Russian involvement in the Azerbaijan Airlines incident from earlier this week.
The evening brought news of Jimmy Carter's death at 100, shifting media focus to his legacy. This coincided with Biden's offer of assistance to South Korea and Azerbaijan's accusation that Russia attempted to cover up its role in the previous week's plane incident in Kazakhstan.