Crime & Safety
Former New Yorker First Confirmed Death In Miami Condo Collapse
While her 15-year-old son made it out, Stacie Fang, 54, did not survive. The New York Times reported that she was a former student in NYC.
NEW YORK CITY — The first person confirmed killed in the Miami condo collapse is a former New York City student, according to a report.
Stacie Fang, 54, was named Friday by officials in Florida.
The New York Times reported that she was a graduate from Downtown Manhattan's Pace University who left the school in 1990. Public records show she had lived in Manhattan, Bayside, Queens and Staten Island.
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Fang's LinkedIn page also states she attended the Swedish Institute: A College of Health Sciences, a New York City-based holistic educational program.
Fang was pronounced dead on Thursday after being pulled out of the rubble, the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner Department said on Friday.
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Her 15-year-old son Jonah Handler was found alive after being pulled from the building's debris by rescue workers.
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On Thursday 55 of the condo tower's 136 units suddenly collapsed.
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