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babylonsister

(172,134 posts)
Thu Jun 12, 2025, 12:34 PM Yesterday

Hospital has received 186 bodies and a lone survivor from the Air India crash, a doctor says

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Hospital has received 186 bodies and a lone survivor from the Air India crash, a doctor says
Associated Press
AJIT SOLANKI and RAJESH ROY
Updated Thu, June 12, 2025 at 12:26 PM EDT


AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — A doctor said Ahmedabad’s Civil Hospital had received 186 bodies from the Air India flight that crashed Thursday.

Dr. Dhaval Gameti also said he examined the lone survivor of the crash after he was brought to the hospital.

“He was disoriented with multiple injuries all over his body,” Gameti told the AP. “But he seems to be out of danger.”

He identified the survivor as Ramesh Viswashkumar.

THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.
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Hospital has received 186 bodies and a lone survivor from the Air India crash, a doctor says (Original Post) babylonsister Yesterday OP
Wow...Can you imagine your life going forward as the LONE survivor? hlthe2b Yesterday #1
Especially since his brother is among the dead muriel_volestrangler 23 hrs ago #3
Wasn't that the plot of Unbreakable? N/t FSogol Yesterday #2
Pretty similar....Bruce Willis' character was democratsruletheday 23 hrs ago #4

hlthe2b

(110,177 posts)
1. Wow...Can you imagine your life going forward as the LONE survivor?
Thu Jun 12, 2025, 12:37 PM
Yesterday

That would be incredibly disorienting and no doubt a major dose of survivor's guilt...

for the lost and healing thoughts for the survivor(s) if more were taken to another hospital.

muriel_volestrangler

(103,876 posts)
3. Especially since his brother is among the dead
Thu Jun 12, 2025, 01:08 PM
23 hrs ago

No news yet of other survivors; at least 290 killed, which includes 50 or more on the ground.

democratsruletheday

(1,303 posts)
4. Pretty similar....Bruce Willis' character was
Thu Jun 12, 2025, 01:26 PM
23 hrs ago

involved in a train crash and was the lone survivor. The 1993 film called 'Fearless' with Jeff Bridges and Rosie Perez chronicled the only two survivors of an air disaster and the guilt and remorse they felt afterwards.

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