Lone Air India Survivor in Seat 11A Speaks Out, Reports Say
News reports from India say a man named Viswashkumar Ramesh was the lone survivor of the Air India crash, and he's already speaking out, describing how quickly the tragedy unfolded.
India TV News attributed the information to Police Commissioner GS Malik on June 12, reporting that the "lone survivor was found out of 242 passengers and crew on board the Air India flight that crashed near Ahmedabad airport."
According to India TV News, Malik made the comment to ANI, saying "that police found one survivor in seat 11A" and that he was undergoing treatment in a hospital.
Throughout history, a handful of people have been the lone survivors in major plane crashes, with one flight attendant surviving a 33,000-feet fall.The BBC also reported that police officials had told Indian media that Ramesh survived the crash. According to BBC, the survivor is a British national whose full name is sometimes spelled as Vishwash Kumar Ramesh.
Indian media outlets quoted the miracle passenger as telling reporters, according to BBC: "Thirty seconds after take-off, there was a loud noise and then the plane crashed. It all happened so quickly."
'Cannot say anything about the number of deaths yet. The death toll may increase as the flight crashed in a residential area," the police official said, according to India TV News.
Photos of the man with injuries to his face circulated on social media.
Malik told reporters that the miracle passenger's "seat number was 11 A in the flight," according to India TV News, which shared a photo of Ramesh's plane ticket.
That site reported that Ramesh was "returning to London after Gujarat visit" and told News 18, "There were bodies all around me, there were pieces of the plane all around me. Someone took hold of me and put me in an ambulance." The lone survivor suffered 'impact injuries' on his chest, eyes and feet, the site reported, adding that he was traveling with his brother Ajay Kumar Ramesh, 45.
Within 30 seconds after takeoff, the issues started, he told Indian media, according to India TV News.
Video emerged of Ramesh walking around. Reuters is also reporting that one man survived.
Authorities believe there might be survivors of the crash, which killed at least 200 people, including five students eating lunch at a medical college cafeteria on the ground, according to The New York Times.
The Air India plane, which carried 242 people, crashed shortly after takeoff on June 12, according to The Times. The plane was headed to London.
A series of horrific videos have emerged showing the moment the plane crashed as well as the wreckage on the ground. The plane crashed in Ahmedabad.
According to BBC, the doomed plane carried "169 Indian nationals, 53 Britons, seven Portuguese nationals, and one Canadian on the Gatwick Airport-bound flight." The cause is not yet clear.Lone Air India Survivor in Seat 11A Speaks Out, Reports Say first appeared on Men's Journal on Jun 12, 2025
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