Friday marks 24 years since Swissair Flight 111 disaster
During that long night, before they knew the full scope of the tragedy, calls also began coming in from family members of the people on the flight.“He says, ‘I’m just wondering if there’s any way … if my little girl could still be alive,'” he said.
“It was very difficult explaining to this man … we had not found any survivors at that point, but we were still actively searching because we were still hopeful that survivors would be found.”‘It was devastating to see all that’: Peggy’s Cove residents stepped up following Swissair crash Bedell said the rescue and communications efforts were massive, with many agencies, levels of government, and community members involved.
He said his thoughts remain with the families of those who died, as well as the people who responded to the tragedy. “It was extremely traumatic for especially the fishermen, the Navy personnel, the Coast Guard personnel, that were out there, hoping to find survivors and only recovering human remains,” he said.Story continues below advertisement© 2022 Global News, a division of Corus Entertainment Inc.
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