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lumineauxhttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/01/15/new.york.plane.crash/index.html
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/01/15/plane-crashes-into-hudson-river/
A plane flying out of LaGuardia airport struck one or more Canada geese, which caused severe engine damage. They were trying to get to NJ for an emergency landing, but were forced to ditch into the Hudson River. Everyone survived due to heroic rescue efforts. The pilots and crew did one heck of a job bringing the plane down safely, and police and Port Authority ferry boats were there almost instantly. All of the survivors are being treated for exposure, but that's to be expected from plunging into icy water on a day where the high temperature never got above freezing.
The NY Times link has better pictures than CNN, ones that give you a sense of where the plane is and how much water the passengers were in.
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Date: 2009-01-15 11:49 pm (UTC)My favorite part was the laughter from half a dozen of us when a "commontater" was wondering aloud why they didn't open a forward door.
When the other doors were all underwater.
Yeah.
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Date: 2009-01-16 06:42 pm (UTC)Today's topic of Holy Fervor was that the Rapture is coming in the next 3 years as evidenced by "that stuff happening in Gaza" and "Pat Roberts". *sigh*
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