12-year-old plane crash survivor leaves hospital
By DPA, IANSFriday, July 24, 2009
PARIS - The 12-year-old girl who miraculously survived the June 30 crash of a Yeminia Airbus A310 near the Comoros islands has left hospital care in Paris, France Info radio reported Friday.
Bahiya Bakari spent 10 hours clinging to wreckage in the water after the plane plunged into the sea. She suffered a broken collarbone and minor burns.
The other 152 people aboard the aircraft, including her mother, were killed in the crash.
Of Comoran origin, the teenager was travelling to the islands to celebrate her 13th birthday there in August.
The cause of the accident remains unknown and the plane’s black boxes have not been found.
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