A paramedic in Canada was at the airport to meet his friend, also a paramedic, when the friend's plane crashed upon landing. Both paramedics helped passengers evacuate the damaged aircraft and offered assistance to those in need.
Michael Nolan arrived at the airport early to pick up his old friend Peter Carlson on Monday, so he decided to pull up to the fence just beyond Runway 23 and pass the time watching planes land.
At around 2 p.m., Mr. Nolan consulted a flight radar app and looked to the skies for Mr. Carlson’s plane. It was a windy day with blowing snow, but Mr. Nolan spotted the Bombardier CRJ900 descending toward the runway around 2:15. “The second that the wheels hit the ground, then everything happened,” another passenger, Peter Koukov, told The New York Times. “The next thing I know, we’re sideways.”The plane came to rest belly up, the passengers hanging upside down.“You okay?” he typed.
their seat belts. Bags that had once been stored under seats were falling all around them. He looked for the emergency exits and the flight attendants. They were concerned about opening the doors with all the fuel flowing around.
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