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A Boeing 737 flying from Bangkok in Thailand to Muan in South Korea crashed on landing on Sunday, December 29. The final toll is 179 dead. Two people survived the accident, who are they?
They are two miracles. This Sunday, December 29, a Boeing 737 flying from Bangkok in Thailand to Muan in South Korea crashed upon landing. The authorities have drawn up a final toll of 179 dead and two survivors.
Two survivors whose identities could be established by the South Korean press. They are stewards, members of the plane crew of the Korean low-cost airline Jeju Air.
Unable to remember
The only survivors of the plane's 181 passengers, Lee and Kwon, aged 32 and 25, were seated at the rear of the plane, the only part that did not explode when it hit a wall at the end. of track.
The first suffered a head fracture. He was taken conscious to Mokpo Hospital where he appeared unable to remember what caused the crash. “What happened? What am I doing here?” are his first words. “He seemed in a state close to panic, undoubtedly worried about the fate of the passengers and other crew members,” a representative of the establishment told the Korea Times according to 20 Minutes. “When I woke up, I had already been rescued,” he told doctors.
The other crew member who survived was a woman with injuries to her ankle and head, the Korean news agency Yonhap reported. She was also unable to remember the reasons for the crash, complaining of pain in her head and abdomen. His life is not in danger according to the local press.
An investigation is open
An investigation was launched at the site to determine the exact cause of the accident. According to initial information, the aircraft was struck in mid-flight by birds and issued a distress call two minutes before the crash. Redirected to another track, the two drivers were unable to lose enough speed to avoid the accident.
