Harrowing first words of South Korea crash survivor revealed after 179 killed including three generations of one family
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THE haunting first words of a cabin crew worker who survived a plane crash that killed 179 have been revealed. Two airline workers narrowly avoided death when the doomed Jeju Air plane skidded off the runway and smashed into a concrete barrier on Sunday in South Korea.
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They were the sole survivors out of the 181 on board. A 33-year-old male flight attendant, who has only been identified by his surname, Lee, was rushed to hospital after the disaster. According to his doctors, he woke up disorientated and asked: "What happened, why am I here".
He told medics he had been wearing a seatbelt before the crash, but could not remember anything after that. It is understood Lee was in charge of passenger service at the back of the Boeing 737-800. He suffered a fractured left shoulder and injuries to his head and was rushed to a hospital in Mokpo before being transferred to Ewha Woman's University Hospital in Seoul, where he woke up.
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