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The first words of one the two people who survived the fatal Jeju Air plane crash that killed 179 other people on Sunday have been revealed.
The Jeju Air plane skidded off the runway in the town of Muan, 180 miles south of Seoul, slammed into a concrete barrier and burst into flames on Sunday after its landing gear apparently failed to deploy. All but two of the 181 people aboard the Boeing 737-800 were killed in one of South Korea‘s worst aviation disasters, officials said.
One survivor, a 33-year-old male flight attendant who has only been identified by his last name, Lee, was reportedly disoriented when he woke up in Ewha Woman’s University Hospital in Seoul.
According to his doctors, he asked ‘what happened’ and ‘why am I here’ upon waking up.
He also said that he had been wearing his seatbelt before the crash, but that he had no recollection of anything after that.
Lee, who according to local media was in charge of passenger service at the back of the plane, suffered a fractured left shoulder and injuries to his head. He was initially taken to a hospital in Mokpo, around 190 miles south of Seoul.
A victim rescued from a plane crash is transported to a hospital in Mokpo, South Korea, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024
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