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US Airways Flight 1549: Sully

Post-Evacuation

Thursday Jan 15, 2009 at 03:00:00 PM
Hudson River, New York, U.S.

The air and water temperatures were about 19 °F (−7 °C) and 41 °F (5 °C) respectively. Some evacuees waited for rescue knee-deep in water on the partially submerged slides, some wearing life-vests. Others stood on the wings or, fearing an explosion, swam away from the plane. One passenger, after helping with the evacuation, found the wing so crowded that he jumped into the river and swam to a boat.


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