Top 10 plane crash miracles
china.org.cn / chinagate.cn by Xu Lin, March 18, 2014 Adjust font size:
Aires Colombia, 2010
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Aires Colombia, 2010 [File photo] |
On Aug. 16, 2010, a Boeing 737 passenger jet crashed and broke into three pieces after landing on Colombia’s San Andres Island in stormy weather conditions. The only fatality to occur was a 68-year-old passenger who in fact died from a heart attack. The plane, carrying 125 passengers and six crew members, was 80 meters removed from the San Andres Island runway when a stroke of lightning caused it to land abruptly and slide onto the runway. It was a miracle that almost everyone survived. Dozens of passengers were taken to hospital; only five were in serious condition.
