Helicopter Crash Survivor Describes Escape - (Two helicopters crashed in same week)

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Crash survivor recounts 'surreal

experience'

All 8 on board survived

helicopter crash in East River

NEW YORK (AP) -- Holding his breath while submerged in New York's East

River, Lance

Weaver knew the door of the crashed helicopter had to be opened quickly or he

and seven others trapped inside would drown.

" It was, for me, a bit of a surreal experience, where

you think momentarily, 'This can't be happening,' " said the senior vice chairman of Delaware-based MBNA Corp.

" Then you realize very quickly that it is, in fact, happening. "

Weaver spoke about the harrowing crash Saturday at the

company's headquarters in Wilmington. He was among six executives who were returning to Delaware after a meeting Friday

when the helicopter went down just after takeoff.

Federal safety officials are faced with twin investigations

after that helicopter and another crashed into the East River in the same week, both

within minutes of taking off. On Tuesday, a sightseeing helicopter crashed near

the Wall Street heliport.

A total of 15 people survived the two crashes. One remained

in critical condition Saturday.

The executives were treated and released from a New York hospital and returned to

Delaware by car Friday evening. Weaver said he believed the executives

would be able to return to work soon.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/06/18/helicopter.crash.ap/index.html

 

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