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New video shows Air India survivor Vishwash Kumar Ramesh walk away after he 'tried to go back' to wreckage to fins brother
New video has been shared of the moment British national Vishwash Ramesh emerge from the fiery wreckage of the Air India Boeing Dreamliner which crashed moments after takeoff last week.
The only surviving passenger of the Air India crash had tried to go back into the fiery wreckage to find his brother, a local first responder has revealed.
British national Vishwash Kumar Ramesh made headlines across the world following his miracle survival of the crash that claimed the lives of 241 passengers and crew.
The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner had taken off from Ahmedabad bound for London on Thursday afternoon when it came down into a dense neighbourhood moments later.
New video has since emerged of Mr Ramesh walking away from the raging fire which engulfed several buildings including a medical college hostel for doctors.
The clip, posted overnight, showed horrified locals in discussion and screaming while in the background Mr Ramesh emerged while talking on the phone to a loved one.
Dressed in a white t-shirt, the 40-year-old stumbled away with minor injuries.
Paramedic Satinder Singh Sandhu was one of the first emergency crews to arrive at the scene where he found a hostel guard had suffered burns.
He then spotted another man come out of the building.
Mr Sandhu later realised it was the only survivor. — Breaking Aviation News & Videos (@aviationbrk) June 16, 2025
Speaking to India media, the paramedic said Mr Ramesh appeared "disoriented" and had even "tried" to go back to the wreckage in hopes of finding his brother Ajay.
The British national was seated in 11A, while his brother was assigned 11J.
"We later got to know his brother was on the flight, and he was trying to check on him. But the EMRI 108 team escorted him to Civil Hospital," Mr Sandhu said.
Speaking from his hospital bed on Friday hours after one of worst aviation disasters claimed at least 270 lives, including multiple on the ground, Mr Ramesh said they had been in the air for about five to ten seconds when something did not feel right.
"It felt like the plane was stuck. It felt like something had happened," he told local Indian media, adding a green and white light then turned on in the cabin.
"The pilot was trying to give it a bit of a push it forward but it was struggling. Everything happened in front of my eyes. I still can't believe myself how I came out alive. For a little while I thought I was going to die. But when I opened my eyes I realised I was alive.
"I pulled out the belt from under my seat and tried to escape (but couldn't). Then I managed to do it. I saw others and the air hostess in front of me who couldn't escape."
Mr Ramesh had jumped out of the emergency exit door he was sitting next to moments after the crash and video called his father to tell him what had happened.
An investigation into how the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner - one of the safest aircraft in the world - crashed seconds after takeoff is underway.
The model had not been in a fatal crash until the Air India tradedy.
Meanwhile, funerals have been held for the victims across the city.
