Don't ask me why plane crashes fascinate me. Maybe its because they are so rare.. Today I was researching Northwest Airlines Flight 255 that crashed in April of 1987 shortly after take-off from a Detriot, MI airport on-route to Phoenix, AZ. There were 157 people on board, and 156 of them were killed when the plane crashed due to electrical problems. The ONLY survivor of this horrific plane crash was a 4 year old girl name Cecelia, whom rescuers found still in her seat at the crash site. As the story is said to go, Cecelia's mother wrapped herself around her daughter in the chair to protect her from the post-crash fire. The girl survived, however her mother, father, and 6-year old brother didn't. Sent to live with grandparents after the accident in Brimingham, AL, Cecelia (aggressively protected from the media by family) grew up a devout Catholic, and just graduated from UAL with a degree in psychology in spring, 2006. Imagine being the only survivor of a plane crash claiming the lives of everyone else on board? I couldn't believe this story. I wonder what she remembers from that morning in 1987, if anything at all? Does it have a continuing effect on her life? This case is a textbook example of someone who is blessed.
2 comments:
the part of about being held and protected by her mother is not true.
And afterwards she was raised by her aunt and uncle, not her grandparents.
Also, this happened on August 16th, not in April. Just sayin'.
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