South Korea Plane Crash Survivor Recounts Moment Of Rescue

A survivor, one of only two people who made it out alive from the Jeju plane crash on Sunday has been recounting the moment he was rescued.

According to news agency Yonhap, which quoted hospital director Ju Woong, the 33-year-old flight attendant from the Jeju Air plane told doctors he had already been rescued when he woke up.

He was first taken to a hospital in Mokpo, about 25km (15.5 miles) south of the airport, but was later transferred to Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital in the capital.

“He’s fully able to communicate,” Ju said. “There’s no indication yet of memory loss or such.”

The survivor, who suffered multiple fractures, is receiving special care due to the risk of after-effects, including total paralysis, the news agency added.

The plane crash at Muan International Airport in South Korea On Sunday, 29th December,  killed 179 people. The Boeing 737-800 flight, operated by Jeju Air, had 181 people on board, including six crew members, and was arriving from Bangkok, Thailand.


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