Major update on Air Canada flight attendant who was launched 320 feet in crash | World | News

The daughter of a flight attendant who was thrown hundreds of meters in a catastrophic plane crash provided an important update on the condition of her mother, who continues to recover in the hospital.

On Sunday, March 22, an Air Canada Express plane collided with a fire truck on the tarmac at LaGuardia airport, killing both pilots and sending senior flight attendant Solange Tremblay flying 320 feet in the air.

Solange was still strapped into her seat when she was thrown from the wreckage and was later discovered on the tarmac.

He suffered devastating injuries, including two shattered legs and a fractured spine.

Her daughter, Sarah Lépine, started a GoFundMe campaign, explaining that her mother needed multiple surgical procedures involving metal plates to repair damage to her legs.

Sarah said: “He has a fractured spine and is continuing to wait to see if surgery is required.

“He also needs skin grafts to repair the missing flesh on his legs that he lost while sliding on the tarmac.

“He even received a blood transfusion due to complications from his first surgery.”

He also revealed that Solange remained in a New York hospital, where she was “constantly afraid” of further complications.

A dedicated flight attendant faces a grueling rehabilitation process as she relearns to walk.

“My mother dedicated her entire life as a flight attendant and was very proud of her work. She loved serving the public and helping them travel safely to their destinations,” her daughter wrote. The fundraising page has raised over $160,000 so far.

Photographs taken at the scene showed that the fire truck was completely destroyed and the nose of the plane was torn off.

There were 72 passengers and 4 crew members on the plane. Aviation experts have warned that the consequences could be much more catastrophic if the crash involved the plane’s fuel reserves.

Following the accident, America’s National Transportation Safety Board launched a large-scale investigation.

President Jennifer Homendy confirmed that the cockpit voice recorder and flight data recorder were recovered and transported to Washington for analysis.