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A woman has died after being partially sucked out of a plane window when one of its engines blew up in mid-air.

Mother-of-two Jennifer Riordan was a vice president of community relations for Wells Fargo bank and had been on a business trip.

She was hit by shrapnel after the Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 blew an engine at 32,000ft during its journey from New York to Dallas.
Parts of the engine smashed the window next to Mrs Riordan and she was sucked out of the plane, as fellow passengers fought to drag her back inside.

Passenger Alfred Tumlinson said a man in a cowboy hat had rushed forward a few rows "to grab that lady to pull her back in".

He added that the passenger "couldn't do it by himself, so another gentleman came over and helped to get her back in the plane, and they got her".

Another passenger had said that, from her waist up, Mrs Riordan was out of the plane.

The passengers were praised for their efforts to save Mrs Riordan, giving her CPR after they managed to pull her back in and plug the hole in the window.

Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel said the passengers had done "some pretty amazing things under some pretty difficult circumstances".

Mrs Riordan had been seriously injured, however, and died later. Seven other people suffered minor injuries.

She is the first passenger to die in an accident involving a US airline since 2009.
The plane was forced to make an emergency landing at Philadelphia International Airport on Tuesday as passengers put on oxygen masks and braced for impact.

They praised one of the pilots Tammie Jo Shults who had shown "nerves of steel" during the ordeal.

Mr Tumlinson said she had walked down the aisle after the landing, making sure passengers were alright.

He added: "She has nerves of steel. That lady, I applaud her.

"I'm going to send her a Christmas card, I'm going to tell you that, with a gift certificate for getting me on the ground.

"She was awesome."

https://news.sky.com/story/woman-partially-sucked-out-of-plane-window-after-engine-malfunction-11335599
Tragic
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WesternMedia posted...

with a gift certificate for getting me on the ground.

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Add this to the list of reasons I'll never fly on a plane.
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Irony posted...

Add this to the list of reasons I'll never fly on a plane.

You have a much higher chance of dying in a car or just walking on a sidewalk
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This is a week old and like a dozen airline incidents late man what the heck.
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Those studies are inaccurate since far more people do those and do them more times a day.
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WesternMedia posted...

Another passenger had said that, from her waist up, Mrs Riordan was out of the plane.

FUCK
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Irony posted...

Those studies are inaccurate since far more people do those and do them more times a day.

That's not how statistics work.

And airline travel is basically one of the safest forms of travel, it's just that when there is an accident there don't tend to be any survivors. But there also don't tend to be very many accidents in the first place.
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Hexenherz posted...

Irony posted...

Those studies are inaccurate since far more people do those and do them more times a day.

That's not how statistics work.

And airline travel is basically one of the safest forms of travel, it's just that when there is an accident there don't tend to be any survivors. But there also don't tend to be very many accidents in the first place.

That does not comfort me
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apocalyptic_4 posted...

Hexenherz posted...

Irony posted...

Those studies are inaccurate since far more people do those and do them more times a day.

That's not how statistics work.

And airline travel is basically one of the safest forms of travel, it's just that when there is an accident there don't tend to be any survivors. But there also don't tend to be very many accidents in the first place.

That does not comfort me

I'd rather travel on a vehicle that can literally navigate and land itself than be stressed out about a careless driver ramming my car when changing lanes because he wasn't paying attention, or a driver on a bus falling asleep at the wheel because he's overworked, or a train not switching tracks right or colliding with another train...
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Irony posted...

Those studies are inaccurate since far more people do those and do them more times a day.

...Exactly, that's why your chances are way higher.
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Irony posted...

Add this to the list of reasons I'll never fly on a plane.

You should take the chances. There are some great places in the world.

MC_BatCommander posted...

Irony posted...

Add this to the list of reasons I'll never fly on a plane.

You have a much higher chance of dying in a car or just walking on a sidewalk

Only because people walk or drive around a lot more than flying. Stupid statistic
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I'm surprised that force wouldn't rip the skin off your face. Isn't that like instant death? What the hell would that feel like
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