One of the two survivors of the Jeju plane crash this Sunday (29) in South Korea is conscious and speaking, despite having suffered multiple fractures, according to Ju Woong, director of Seoul’s Ewha Hospital, where the 33-year-old man is being treated. .
The hospital director said the man was admitted to the intensive care unit on Sunday afternoon and tests revealed fractures in his back, which restricted the patient’s movement. He remains under intensive monitoring.
The hospital’s psychiatry department should help manage post-traumatic stress, the director added.
“We did not ask detailed questions about the accident. Considering the potential trauma and the patient’s current condition, we decided not to investigate further,” said Ju Woong.
The man reportedly told the doctors: “When I woke up, I realized I had been rescued,” according to the director.
The two survivors were members of the flight crew, firefighters said.
They were rescued from the tail of the plane after the aircraft caught fire.
The rescued woman is being treated at Asan Hospital in Seoul, according to a statement from the hospital.
Worst plane crash in decades
It is the deadliest plane crash ever to occur on South Korean soil, and the worst involving a South Korean airline in almost three decades, according to ministry data.
The twin-engine Boeing 737-800 was seen in video broadcast by local media skidding across the runway with no apparent landing gear before crashing into a wall in an explosion of flames and debris.
Other photos showed smoke and fire emerging from parts of the plane.
This content was originally published in Survivor of the plane crash in South Korea is conscious and speaking on the CNN Brasil website.
Source: CNN Brasil
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