An amazing story is unfolding in New York right now.155 people are alive because of a series of...what to call them? Perfect coincidences?
Nope. It's nothing short of a miracle.
A pilot and crew who knew exactly what to do.
A passenger sitting on the emergency aisle who reacted properly and instantly and popped open an emergency door.
Ferries operating in the area of the crash which have bows low enough to allow them to take passengers directly off the wings rather than requiring them to enter 20-40 degree water.
A miracle.
Bird strikes are a significant problem at O'Hare as well. And can you imagine what would have happened if a pilot had to drop an airliner into Lake Michigan...where the only emergency watercraft available to respond are fireboats...and, only if it happened at the right time of day, perhaps a dinner cruise boat or two?
A miracle it happened where it did, when it did and that the pilot and others reacted as they did.
A bright spot in an otherwise gray winter.
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