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Mangalore air crash: Survivors recuperating well, say doctors

Eight of the 166 passengers on board the Boeing 737-800 flight from Dubai had a miraculous escape after the aircraft crashed and caught fire yesterday.

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All eight survivors of the Air India Express flight crash are responding well to treatment at various hospitals here, doctors treating them said today.

Eight of the 166 passengers on board the Boeing 737-800 flight from Dubai had a miraculous escape after the aircraft crashed and caught fire yesterday while landing at the Bajpe airport here.

Among the injured, Bangladeshi national Sabrina Haq and Umer Farooq (26) are recuperating at AJ Hospital while three others are being treated at SCS Hospital, one each in KMC Hospital, Unit Hospital and KS Hegde hospital.

All are responding well to treatment, hospital officials said.
    
22-year-old Sabrina, who is doing her final year MBBS at Kasturba Medical College Hospital at nearby Manipal, underwent surgery yesterday for fracture in her left leg and multiple cuts on her forearms and scalp, Dinesh Kadam of AJ Hospital said.

Dr Kadam said Sabrina, whose parents reside in Dubai, was seated in the front row of the flight. She fell over a tree branch as the aircraft plunged down the valley and exploded. She clung onto the branch and walked away seconds later.
    
Umer Farooq, hailing from nearby Ullal, was seated in the middle row. Sensing danger as the plane plunged down, he unfastened his seat belt and managed to jump from the aircraft after pushing aside another man.

The condition of Farooq, who suffered severe burns on his face and legs, is stable, he said, adding he might be operated on later.

Hospital authorities, however, refused to allow media men meet the two patients, stating they were under observation and needed complete rest.

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