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Toronto Sun
a day ago
- Toronto Sun
American judo coach suffers vision loss in JetBlue coffee air incident
The coffee burned his face and right eye, according to a lawsuit obtained by A JetBlue Airways Airbus A321 takes off from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) in Los Angeles, on February 19, 2022. Photo by DANIEL SLIM / AFP via Getty Images An American judo coach might have suffered permanent vision loss after a freak in-air accident, according to reports. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account Arturas Lanchinskas, 30, a third-degree black belt, was flying to Peru to coach the American team at the Pan American Judo Championships in July 2023 when the incident happened. Lanchinskas owns Darfight Martial Arts in Brooklyn and was on JetBule Flight 1825 when a flight attendant allegedly dropped a pot of scalding coffee, according to the Daily Mail. The coffee burned his face and right eye, according to a lawsuit obtained by 'As a result of the hot coffee splashing onto Plaintiff's face and into his eye, he was caused to sustain severe burns to the right side of his face and severe injuries to his right eye,' the lawsuit reads. 'It felt like a surge of fire hit the surface of my eyeball,' Lanchinskas told The New York Post. 'The pain was sharp and immediate, like a burning needle.' This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. Coincidentally, the passenger seated next to Lanchinskas was a doctor and told him to flush his eye repeatedly with water. But the lawsuit alleges flight attendants were mad at Lanchinskas for using the washroom too often to flush his eye with water. Attorney, Erin R. Applebaum said in the lawsuit that the flight attendants were complaining that other passengers needed to use the bathroom. 'He was even told, 'Sir, you're not the only one on the airplane, we have other guests who need to use the facilities,'' Applebaum said. Once the plane landed, Lanchinskas was rushed to a local hospital in Lima, where doctors treated the burns to his face and eye. But he was later diagnosed with a thermal injury and chemical burn to his right eye. The injury left him with permanent sensitivity to light and a reduced field of vision, Applebaum said. said it reached out to JetBlue for comment but it wasn't clear if they received a response. Check out our sports section for the latest news and analysis. Celebrity Canada Toronto & GTA Other Sports World
New York Post
3 days ago
- Health
- New York Post
Flying blind: Jetblue attendant splashes scalding coffee in eye of Team USA judo coach: suit
A Team USA judo coach suffered permanent vision loss in his right eye when a clumsy JetBlue flight attendant dropped a pot of coffee she was serving — splashing hot java in his face, he said in a lawsuit. Arturas Lanchinskas, a third-degree black belt who owns a top martial arts school in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, was headed to the Pan American Judo Championships in Lima, Peru in July 2023 to coach the American team when scorching spill on Flight 1825 changed his life. 'It felt like a surge of fire hit the surface of my eyeball,' Lanchinskas, 30, told The Post. 'The pain was sharp and immediate, like a burning needle.' 3 Arturas Lanchinskas, who owns a top ranked martial arts school in Brooklyn, was on his way to a judo championship in Peru when he was hurt. Obtained by the New York Post As luck would have it, the passenger being served the coffee was a doctor, who leapt into action to help and urged Lanchinskas to repeatedly wash out his eye. Oblivious flight attendants, however, chastised the Brooklyn man for using the bathroom so much, according to his attorney, Erin R. Applebaum. 'He was even told, 'Sir, you're not the only one on the airplane, we have other guests who need to use the facilities,' ' she said. 3 The flight attendant was trying to serve coffee to someone else, but dropped the pot, sending the scalding beverage flying, Lanchinskas said in the lawsuit. bignai – 3 Arturas Lanchinskas suffered vision loss in his right eye after being splashed in the face with hot coffee on a JetBlue flight, he said in a lawsuit. Obtained by the New York Post He went to a hospital after the plane landed in Peru, where doctors treated the burns on his face and eye, the attorney noted. Eye specialists in NYC have since diagnosed him with a thermal injury and chemical burn of the right eye, Applebaum said. 'He has a reduced field of vision and his eye is permanently sensitive to light,' she said. Lanchinskas' Darfight Martial Arts is ranked second in the country by USA Judo and Team USA won two silver and five bronze individual medals at the Pan American U15 Championships. JetBlue did not immediately return a request for comment.
