Jeju Air crash: Surviving flight attendant says he 'woke up rescued,' staff refrain from asking about crash


Recovery teams working at the scene where the Jeju Air Boeing 737-800 series aircraft crashed and burst into flames at Muan International Airport on Dec 30, 2024. - AFP

SEOUL: One of two flight attendants who survived Sunday's (Dec 29) fatal plane crash has not stated much about the accident, as he told doctors that he "woke up to find himself rescued" and medical staff have refrained from asking further questions to not invoke greater trauma.

Ju Woong, chief of Ewha Womans University Medical Center where the flight attendant surnamed Lee is being treated, told reporters Sunday night that the male survivor of the accident has not spoken about specifics of the accident that occured at around 9am on Sunday.

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