An unbelievable story out of Columbia – a Boeing 737 jet airliner with 131 people aboard crashed in a thunderstorm and broke into three pieces after being hit by lightning as it made its way onto the runway on a Caribbean island on Monday. Only one person died.
The region’s governor says it’s clearly a miracle that just one person was killed in the crash.
There were 125 passengers and six crew members aboard Aires Flight 8520, but the only person who died in the horrific crash was 68-year-old Amar Fernandez de Barreto.
“It was a miracle and we have to give thanks to God,” that only one person was killed, said Gov. Pedro Gallardo.
Authorities report that 119 people were treated at local medical facilities and five of them were seriously injured.
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