Air crash toddler found in thorn bush

THIS is the three-year-old Sudanese boy who was the sole survivor of a plane crash that killed 115 people.

Air crash toddler found in thorn bush

Doctors were mystified as to how Mohamed al-Fateh, who was burned and lost part of a leg, had survived Tuesday’s crash near Sudan’s Red Sea coast, speculating that he was thrown clear of the plane on a piece of wreckage and may have landed on a bush.

The Sudan Airways Boeing 737 was destroyed in a ball of fire as it attempted to land back at Port Sudan after apparently suffering an engine problem soon after takeoff.

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