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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, before being transferred to the capital city.
Fellow survivor, a 25-year-old female flight attendant who has only been identified by her last name, Koo, is being treated at Asan Medical Center in eastern Seoul.
A hospital official told local media: ‘Koo is currently being treated for scalp lacerations and ankle fractures, and is undergoing treatment for abdominal diagnosis.
A victim rescued from a plane crash is transported to a hospital in Mokpo, South Korea, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024
The Jeju Air plane in flames at the Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea, Sunday, Dec. 29, 2024
The wrecked tail section of the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 aircraft that crashed and burst into flames is seen at the end of the runway at Muan International Airport in Muan on December 30, 2024
Recovery teams work at the scene where a Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport in Muan on December 30, 2024
‘There is no major threat to her life or anything, but we did not have time to ask about the accident.’
Lee, meanwhile, may be at risk of suffering from full-body paralysis as an aftereffect of the deadly crash, according to hospital officials.
Director Joo Woong of Seoul National University Hospital told reporters: ‘There is a possibility of aftereffects such as full-body paralysis, so we are conducting intensive observation and pain relief treatment in parallel.’
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