2 Crew Members Survive in South Korea Jeju Air Crash

South Korea has pledged a comprehensive investigation to determine the cause of the plane crash that claimed 179 lives and announced plans to inspect all Boeing 737-800 aircraft used by the country’s airlines.

Sunday’s crash, the deadliest aviation disaster in South Korea in decades, has shaken the nation, already grappling with a political crisis that resulted in the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol and Prime Minister Han Duk-soo.

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What information do we have about the survivors?

The survivors, a man, and a woman, were two of the six crew members on the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 when it skidded off the runway, crashed into a wall, and erupted in flames on Sunday morning. Officials confirmed there were 181 people on board in total.

ABC News reported that the two survivors of the plane crash were being treated in separate hospitals in Seoul on Monday.

One of the survivors received treatment for fractures in his ribs, shoulder blade, and upper spine. Ju Woong, the director of Ewha Womans University Seoul Hospital who treated him, shared that the man said he “woke up to find himself rescued.”

The passengers were mainly South Koreans, with two Thai nationals among them.

Jeju Air Crash: 146 Bodies Identified, Pilot Sends Distress Signal

The transport ministry stated that authorities have identified 146 bodies and are gathering DNA and fingerprint samples from the remaining 33.

Jeju Air flight 7C 2216 had taken off from Bangkok and was attempting to land at Muan International Airport in southern South Korea. Following a failed initial landing attempt, the ground control center alerted the Boeing 737-800 plane to a bird strike.

The pilot then sent a distress signal before the plane descended with its front landing gear retracted, veered off the runway, crashed into a concrete fence, and erupted in flames.

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