One of the two survivors of Sunday’s Jeju Air crash in South Korea is conscious and talking, despite suffering multiple fractures, according to Ju Woong, the director of Seoul’s Ewha Hospital, where the 33-year-old is being treated.
The hospital director said the man was admitted to the intensive care unit on Sunday afternoon and examinations revealed fractures in his back, which have restricted the patient’s movement. He is currently under intensive monitoring.
The hospital’s psychiatry department is expected to help manage the man’s post-traumatic stress, the director added.
“We did not ask detailed questions about the accident. Considering the potential trauma and the patient’s current condition, we decided not to probe further,” the director said.
The man apparently told doctors, “When I woke up, I realized I had been rescued,” according to the director.
Both of the crash survivors were members of the flight crew, according to fire officials. They were rescued from the plane’s tail section after the airliner burst into flames.
The female survivor of Sunday’s crash is being treated at Seoul Asan Hospital, according to a hospital briefing.
Source: CNN
