Flight Attendant Found Still Strapped to Seat After Being Ejected in Fatal Plane Crash, Daughter Calls Survival a ‘Miracle’

Solange Tremblay, a flight attendant, survived being ejected from a passenger plane after it collided with a Port Authority vehicle at LaGuardia Airport on March 22. Tragically, the pilot and co-pilot were killed, and more than 40 passengers and crew members were injured in the accident.

In an interview with Quebec’s TVA News, Tremblay’s daughter, Sarah Lépine, revealed that her mother suffered multiple bone fractures, including a broken leg, and is currently hospitalized. Remarkably, Tremblay was thrown more than 320 feet in the collision but remained strapped into her seat, which had been positioned behind the cockpit.

“It’s a complete miracle. At the moment of impact, her seat was ejected more than 100 meters from the plane. When they found her, she was still strapped in,” Lépine said. “She had a guardian angel watching over her. It could have been much worse.”

Tremblay is expected to undergo surgery at the hospital as she begins her recovery.

There were 72 passengers and four crew members on board Flight 8646 from Montreal to LaGuardia.