AHMEDABAD, India — Kamal Yalwa
Viswashkumar Ramesh, the lone survivor of the tragic Air India Boeing 787 crash that killed 241 people, has spoken out about the horrific experience, describing his escape from the wreckage as nothing short of miraculous.
In the aftermath of Thursday’s deadly accident, footage circulated online showing Ramesh limping down a street, his shirt soaked in blood and his body visibly bruised. The British national said he managed to crawl out of a shattered emergency exit, stunned that he had survived when so many others had not.
“I realised I was alive,” Ramesh recounted emotionally. “I saw others around me… and I knew I was the only one who made it.”
India’s Minister of Home Affairs, Amit Shah, visited Ramesh at a hospital in Ahmedabad, where he is being treated for his injuries. A photograph released by the Ministry of Home Affairs shows Shah meeting with Ramesh, underscoring the gravity of the tragedy and the extraordinary nature of his survival.
Investigations into the cause of the crash are ongoing.
