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The Age
a day ago
- General
- The Age
Viswash walked away from the Air India crash. Other sole survivors know the feeling
Loading Lamson posted on Thursday that he stays in touch with other sole survivors and finds 'there's an unspoken understanding, and it's been comforting'. 'My heart goes out to the survivor in India and to all the families waking up to loss today,' Lamson wrote. 'There are no right words for moments like this, but I wanted to acknowledge it. 'These events don't just make headlines. They leave a lasting echo in the lives of those who've lived through something similar.' Jim Polehinke was co-pilot of a 2006 Comair flight that crashed in Lexington, Kentucky when it overran the runway on takeoff, killing all 47 passengers and two of the three crew When his wife told him everyone else on the plane had died, Polehinke wept. 'My first concern was the passengers that were my responsibility that day,' he said in the 2013 documentary. Adding to survivor's guilt is the fact that the airline announced in the aftermath of the crash that Polehinke and the pilot violated policy by having an extended personal conversation when they were supposed to be focused on the flight. Loading But one of the investigators of that crash told the filmmakers the pilots' personal conversation probably had nothing to do with the crash, and everyone told investigators that Polehinke and the pilot were highly competent professionals. The accident still haunts Polehinke, though, who now uses a wheelchair to get around. 'I don't think there'll ever be a time that maybe I can forgive myself,' he said. 'I just hope that God can give the family members some comfort, some peace and some compassion, so their burden gets less as time goes on.' Cecelia Crocker doesn't just carry the marks of the 1987 crash she survived on her heart and in the scars on her arms, legs and forehead. She also got an airplane tattoo on her wrist. Crocker, who was known as Cecelia Cichan at the time of the crash, said in the documentary that she thought about the crash every day. She was four years old when she flew on Northwest Airlines Flight 255 and it crashed in the Detroit suburb of Romulus, killing 154 people on board, including her parents and brother. Two people also died on the ground. The Phoenix-bound McDonnell Douglas MD80 was clearing the runway when it tilted and the left wing clipped a light pole before shearing the top off a rental car building. The National Transportation Safety Board concluded the plane's crew had failed to set the wing flaps properly for takeoff. The agency also said a cockpit warning system did not alert the crew to the problem. 'I got this tattoo as a reminder of where I've come from. I see it as – so many scars were put on my body against my will – and I decided to put this on my body for myself,' she said. 'I think that me surviving was random. I just happened to be in the right place at the right time.' But Lamson said in the documentary that he did not believe in random chance.
Sydney Morning Herald
a day ago
- General
- Sydney Morning Herald
Viswash walked away from the Air India crash. Other sole survivors know the feeling
Loading Lamson posted on Thursday that he stays in touch with other sole survivors and finds 'there's an unspoken understanding, and it's been comforting'. 'My heart goes out to the survivor in India and to all the families waking up to loss today,' Lamson wrote. 'There are no right words for moments like this, but I wanted to acknowledge it. 'These events don't just make headlines. They leave a lasting echo in the lives of those who've lived through something similar.' Jim Polehinke was co-pilot of a 2006 Comair flight that crashed in Lexington, Kentucky when it overran the runway on takeoff, killing all 47 passengers and two of the three crew When his wife told him everyone else on the plane had died, Polehinke wept. 'My first concern was the passengers that were my responsibility that day,' he said in the 2013 documentary. Adding to survivor's guilt is the fact that the airline announced in the aftermath of the crash that Polehinke and the pilot violated policy by having an extended personal conversation when they were supposed to be focused on the flight. Loading But one of the investigators of that crash told the filmmakers the pilots' personal conversation probably had nothing to do with the crash, and everyone told investigators that Polehinke and the pilot were highly competent professionals. The accident still haunts Polehinke, though, who now uses a wheelchair to get around. 'I don't think there'll ever be a time that maybe I can forgive myself,' he said. 'I just hope that God can give the family members some comfort, some peace and some compassion, so their burden gets less as time goes on.' Cecelia Crocker doesn't just carry the marks of the 1987 crash she survived on her heart and in the scars on her arms, legs and forehead. She also got an airplane tattoo on her wrist. Crocker, who was known as Cecelia Cichan at the time of the crash, said in the documentary that she thought about the crash every day. She was four years old when she flew on Northwest Airlines Flight 255 and it crashed in the Detroit suburb of Romulus, killing 154 people on board, including her parents and brother. Two people also died on the ground. The Phoenix-bound McDonnell Douglas MD80 was clearing the runway when it tilted and the left wing clipped a light pole before shearing the top off a rental car building. The National Transportation Safety Board concluded the plane's crew had failed to set the wing flaps properly for takeoff. The agency also said a cockpit warning system did not alert the crew to the problem. 'I got this tattoo as a reminder of where I've come from. I see it as – so many scars were put on my body against my will – and I decided to put this on my body for myself,' she said. 'I think that me surviving was random. I just happened to be in the right place at the right time.' But Lamson said in the documentary that he did not believe in random chance.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Sole survivor: The 4-year-old girl who lived through the 1987 Detroit plane crash
The Brief Only one person walked away from the Air India crash Thursday that killed more than 240 people. His miraculous story brings to mind other people who have been the lone survivors of plane crashes. Cecelia Cichan was 4 years old when the plane she was on with her parents and brother crashed near Detroit in 1987. The Air India plane crash that killed all but one person on board has raised questions about how he survived – and whether others have been the only survivors in previous crashes. Vishwashkumar Ramesh was traveling to London with his brother Thursday when he was ejected from the Air India Boeing 787. He was able to walk to a nearby ambulance. Doctors said he's got multiple injuries to his body, but he seemed to be out of danger. As miraculous as his story is, he's not the only person to ever be the sole survivor of a plane crash. Several other people have been the lone survivors of plane crashes, including Cecelia Cichan, a 4-year-old girl who lived through a plane crash in Detroit in 1987. RELATED: Lone survivor: What we know about the only man to survive the Air India crash The backstory Cecelia Crocker — who was Cecelia Cichan at the time of the crash — was aboard Northwest Airlines Flight 255 when it crashed in the Detroit suburb of Romulus, killing 154 people on board, including her parents and brother. Two people also died on the ground. The Phoenix-bound plane was clearing the runway when it tilted and the left wing clipped a light pole before shearing the top off a rental car building. The McDonnell Douglas MD80 left a half-mile trail of bodies and wreckage along Middle Belt Road. The National Transportation Safety Board concluded the plane's crew failed to set the wing flaps properly for takeoff. The agency also said a cockpit warning system did not alert the crew to the problem. Dig deeper Firefighter John Thiede, one of the first responders to arrive on scene, said 4-year-old Cecelia was still strapped in her plane seat when she was found. RELATED: Lone survivor of Air India crash reportedly recalls "loud noise" after takeoff "There was a seat upside down, and we moved the chair and checked underneath the chair. When we looked, a hand was coming out from the chair that she was in," Thiede told CBS News. Crocker's family lived in Tempe, Ariz., but after the crash, she was raised in Alabama by her aunt and uncle who shielded her from the media. What they're saying: In a 2013 documentary, Cecelia said she thought about the crash every day and that she had scars on her arms, legs and forehead. She had also gotten an airplane tattoo on her wrist. "I got this tattoo as a reminder of where I've come from. I see it as — so many scars were put on my body against my will — and I decided to put this on my body for myself," she said in the film. At least three other people have been "sole survivors" of plane crashes. George Lamson Jr., then a 17-year-old from Plymouth, Minnesota, was on a Galaxy Airlines flight that crashed in Reno in 1985. Lamson in a social media post Thursday said the news of a plane crash in India with only one survivor shook him. "There are no right words for moments like this, but I wanted to acknowledge it," he said. "These events don't just make headlines. They leave a lasting echo in the lives of those who've lived through something similar." The Source This report includes information from The Associated Press, Fox News, CBS News, and WJBK-TV's 1987 coverage of the crash.
Perth Now
2 days ago
- General
- Perth Now
Air India survivor not the only one to ever mysterious walk from horrific plane crash
The notion that only one person survived the Air India plane crash that killed 241 people on board is sparking interest on social media about how that could happen and if such a thing has happened before. A medic has said Vishwashkumar Ramesh was thrown out of the plane and walked to a nearby ambulance for aid. Dr Dhaval Gameti, who treated Ramesh, told The Associated Press that Ramesh was disoriented with multiple injuries all over his body, but he seemed to be out of danger. People on social media have been commenting about the idea of only one person surviving the crash, calling it unreal, remarkable, a work of divine intervention, and a miracle. Vishwash Kumar Ramesh is the sole survivor of the crash that killed more than 240 people on board. (AP PHOTO) Credit: AAP In recent decades, several other people have been the lone survivors of plane crashes. Cecelia Crocker — known as Cecelia Cichan at the time of the 1987 crash — was only four when she was aboard Northwest Airlines Flight 255 when it crashed in the Detroit suburb of Romulus, killing 154 people on board, including her parents and brother. Two people also died on the ground. The Phoenix-bound plane was clearing the runway when it tilted and the left wing clipped a light pole before shearing the top off a rental car building. The McDonnell Douglas MD80 left a 800-metre trail of bodies and wreckage along Middle Belt Road. The National Transportation Safety Board concluded the plane's crew failed to set the wing flaps properly for take-off. The agency also said a cockpit warning system did not alert the crew to the problem. Cichan said in a 2013 documentary that she thought about the crash every day and that she had scars on her arms, legs and forehead. She had also gotten an airplane tattoo on her wrist. 'I got this tattoo as a reminder of where I've come from. I see it as — so many scars were put on my body against my will — and I decided to put this on my body for myself,' she said in the film. Lone survivor Cecelia Crocker was only four when Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashed in 1987. (AP PHOTO) Credit: AAP At least three other people have been 'sole survivors' of plane crashes. George Lamson Jr, then a 17-year-old from Plymouth, Minnesota, was on a Galaxy Airlines flight that crashed in Reno in 1985. Lamson in a social media post on Thursday said the news of a plane crash in India with only one survivor shook him. 'There are no right words for moments like this, but I wanted to acknowledge it,' he said. 'These events don't just make headlines. They leave a lasting echo in the lives of those who've lived through something similar.' Bahia Bakari, then 12, lived through a Yemenia Airways flight that crashed near the Comoro Islands in 2009. Jim Polehinke was the co-pilot and sole survivor of a 2006 Comair flight that crashed in Lexington, Kentucky.
7NEWS
2 days ago
- General
- 7NEWS
Air India passenger sparks interest in sole survivors
The notion that only one person survived the Air India plane crash that killed 241 people on board is sparking interest on social media about how that could happen and if such a thing has happened before. A medic has said Vishwashkumar Ramesh was thrown out of the plane and walked to a nearby ambulance for aid. Dr Dhaval Gameti, who treated Ramesh, told The Associated Press that Ramesh was disoriented with multiple injuries all over his body, but he seemed to be out of danger. People on social media have been commenting about the idea of only one person surviving the crash, calling it unreal, remarkable, a work of divine intervention, and a miracle. In recent decades, several other people have been the lone survivors of plane crashes. Cecelia Crocker — known as Cecelia Cichan at the time of the 1987 crash — was only four when she was aboard Northwest Airlines Flight 255 when it crashed in the Detroit suburb of Romulus, killing 154 people on board, including her parents and brother. Two people also died on the ground. The Phoenix-bound plane was clearing the runway when it tilted and the left wing clipped a light pole before shearing the top off a rental car building. The McDonnell Douglas MD80 left a 800-metre trail of bodies and wreckage along Middle Belt Road. The National Transportation Safety Board concluded the plane's crew failed to set the wing flaps properly for take-off. The agency also said a cockpit warning system did not alert the crew to the problem. Cichan said in a 2013 documentary that she thought about the crash every day and that she had scars on her arms, legs and forehead. She had also gotten an airplane tattoo on her wrist. 'I got this tattoo as a reminder of where I've come from. I see it as — so many scars were put on my body against my will — and I decided to put this on my body for myself,' she said in the film. At least three other people have been 'sole survivors' of plane crashes. George Lamson Jr, then a 17-year-old from Plymouth, Minnesota, was on a Galaxy Airlines flight that crashed in Reno in 1985. Lamson in a social media post on Thursday said the news of a plane crash in India with only one survivor shook him. 'There are no right words for moments like this, but I wanted to acknowledge it,' he said. 'These events don't just make headlines. They leave a lasting echo in the lives of those who've lived through something similar.' Bahia Bakari, then 12, lived through a Yemenia Airways flight that crashed near the Comoro Islands in 2009. Jim Polehinke was the co-pilot and sole survivor of a 2006 Comair flight that crashed in Lexington, Kentucky.
