Rescue officials work at the site where Air India flight 171 crashed (Photo by SAM PANTHAKY/AFP via Getty Images)
One person is known to have survived the tragic June 12 Air India plane crash that claimed over 200 lives after taking off for London but going down in a residential area near Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport.
Ahmedabad Police Commissioner GS Malik initially claimed that there were no known survivors, but it has since been reported that there was at least one.
Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, a British citizen visiting family in India, was treated for multiple injuries after the crash. He had been sitting close to the front of the plane in seat 11A.
According to Dr. Dhaval Gameti, Ramesh “was disoriented with multiple injuries all over his body.”
Ramesh said the trouble started just 30 seconds after takeoff.
“Thirty seconds after takeoff, there was a loud noise, and then the plane crashed. It all happened so quickly,” he said in quotes from the Hindustan Times (H/T CBS).
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Ramesh, 40, says there was a loud noise after takeoff.
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He added:
“When I got up, there were bodi3s all around me. I was scared. I stood up and ran. There were pieces of the plane all around me. Someone grabbed hold of me and put me in an ambulance and brought me to the hospital.”
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BBC News spoke to Ramesh’s cousin, Ajay Valgi, who is in the U.K. and who had a conversation with him over the phone after the crash.
“He only said that he’s fine, nothing else,” Valgi said. “I’m feeling absolutely upset. He’s not just my cousin, he’s also one of my best friends as well.”
Valgi also revealed that Ramesh had been sitting next to his brother on the flight, but the brother has not been found or identified.
Houston Texans star Azeez Al-Shaair has admitted regrets over his illegal hit to Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence and the ensuing brawl between the teams in a lengthy statement on social media.
Al-Shaair’s statement comes as his three-game suspension as a result of the incident has ended and he is slated to return to the field for the Texans on Sunday against the Tennessee Titans.
On December 1, an Al-Shaair hit to the head of a sliding and defenseless Lawrence caused chaos in Jacksonville. The defensive back needed to be restrained by several coaches and Lawrence has not played since taking the barbaric contact.
‘While so many jumped at the first opportunity to hop on the false narrative – that l’m a dirty player or bad person – the messages from all who stood by me were the only things keeping me mentally afloat during a time of isolation,’ Al-Shaair said on social media.
‘I’ve learned so much from this entire experience. Seeing myself on video – letting my emotions get the best of me to the point where I completely lost it – was an embarrassing and eye-opening moment for me.’
‘I’ve had to earn everything in my life. I never want to allow anyone to get me to a point where I jeopardize everything that I’ve worked all my life to obtain. That was not the way I want to represent myself or my family and I will continue to learn and grow from that moment.’
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Azeez Al-Shaair has admitted regrets over his hit to Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence
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The Texans defensive back was suspended for three games as a result of the hit to Lawrence
Al-Shaair said during his three-game ban, he met with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and other league executives for the first time, taking issue with how he was characterized in the official announcement of his suspension.
The defender said he thought his character and integrity were ‘unjustifiably smeared’ in the release but the meeting with Goodell and others was ‘productive’ and gave him hope it would not happen again.
‘In that conversation – man-to-man – I owned and acknowledged that my actions following my ejection were careless and, in that moment, I didn’t think about the responsibility I have been blessed with to represent the shield,’ Al-Shaair continued.
‘I also stated that the letter, and specifically the language used in the letter, was equally as careless and conveyed that the context of the words used were not a reflection of my character, nor my career, as I have not been warned multiple times for my play on the field.’
Al-Shaair’s hit on Lawrence was not the only controversial incident he was involved in this season.
During the Texans’ game against the Bears in September, he punched Roschon Johnson, who wasn’t even in the game at the time of another sideline confrontation.
Al-Shaair ended his statement by saying his view is that everyone in the league office and on the field are on the same team to represent the NFL in the best nature possible, something he failed to do earlier this month.
‘Lastly, I’ll say that this world is full of negative people who can’t wait to tear you down, but if you move with love and compassion, the seeds of good you planted in others’ lives can grow into the very tree that shades you with comfort and compassion when you need it most,’ Al-Shaair concluded.
‘I am a man of God, I am a leader, a warrior and a lover. I am also a hell of a football player and I’m grateful to be back doing what I love.’
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