Plane crash survivors tell of escape ordeal

Trudging through knee-deep mud in a hail storm, at least 58 survivors managed to escape a flaming Peruvian airliner that splintered as it crash-landed in the Amazon jungle, killing 37 people.

Plane crash survivors tell of escape ordeal
Thu, 25 Aug, 2005 - 07:55

Trudging through knee-deep mud in a hail storm, at least 58 survivors managed to escape a flaming Peruvian airliner that splintered as it crash-landed in the Amazon jungle, killing 37 people.

One aviation expert said it a “miracle” that so many walked away.

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