Plane crash survivor takes steps towards recovery

A HOSPITALISED survivor of the Cork air crash has taken a major step on the long road to recovery after walking for the first time since the tragedy.

Heather Elliott, 53, has been confined to her bed in Cork University Hospital since the disaster a week ago in which six people were killed, where she is recovering from a fractured pelvis, broken ribs and an operation to remove her gall bladder.

But the Kinsale-born mother- of-three received a major boost on Tuesday when she regained enough strength to take a short walk in the hospital ward.