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UPDATED: Miracle in the Hudson: Reports say all survived

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UPDATED: Miracle in the Hudson: Reports say all survived

POSTED: Thursday, January 15, 2009, 4:03 PM

A U.S. Airways Airbus jet from LaGuardia to Charlotte with about 135 people has crashed in the Hudson River in New York -- if you're not near TV an amazing rescue in the ice-cold waters is taking place.

Stay tuned, and say a prayer. Clearly there are survivors, but hypothermia is a real possibility.

UPDATE: There are many survivors -- thank God. What a story. Passenger now on CNN -- loud bang, something hit the plane, smoke filled the cabin and the pilot told passengers to prepare for impact. Most passengers rescued quickly by boat. The pilot is clearly a hero.

UPDATE II: Great news -- by all accounts all 148 passengers and crew survived the crash. Aviation officials are reporting the crash may have been caused by a double bird strike; no signs of terrorism. One passenger gave a lengthy interview to CNN and said the left engine was flaming. The pilot only said "prepare for impact" before landing in the icy river, near 42nd Street.

(Photo: Gary Hershorn/Reuters)

Will Bunch @ 4:03 PM Permalink | 21 comments

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 4:25 PM, 01/15/2009

In all seriousness.. if all those people survived in the boats after the Titanic, these people will be ok. They were rescued quick.

— doorspj24

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 4:28 PM, 01/15/2009

US Scareway, anyone?

— Sully

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 4:35 PM, 01/15/2009

Report now is that plane crash was a result of birds sucked into engine. Crash reminds me of Jan. 13, 1982 Air Florida crash into the Potomac. Imagine in the age of XM and Sirrius Howard Stern's job will be safe when he checks on fare from LaGuardia to Hudson River.

— bird11

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 4:54 PM, 01/15/2009

Luckily all of the survivors will get their luggage back... US Airways had already lost it at the gate.

— Platinum

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 4:58 PM, 01/15/2009

Global warming... it saves plane crash survivors' lives!

— Platinum

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 5:21 PM, 01/15/2009

How about the ScareBus 320? That's what the Boeing people in Ridley Park call it (natch). And no one has suggested yet that the bird strike may have been planned by Osama Bin Robin (Bodda Bom!)

— Hamlet

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 5:41 PM, 01/15/2009

Will geese be added to the Axis of Evil?

— 12amrider

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 5:41 PM, 01/15/2009

Great job saving those people! Kudos to everyone involved!

— James TL

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 5:45 PM, 01/15/2009

You people are morons for even joking about this.

— SpongeBobSquarepants

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 5:45 PM, 01/15/2009

Wait a minute! I'll bet those birds were trained by terrorists to fly into planes! Yeah.... that's got be it! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! It's the Avary Front! an obsure muslim sect. THE BIRDS ARE AGAINST US!!! (bwack!)

— James TL

0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 5:53 PM, 01/15/2009

12amrider you are correct. If you go out to the CNN Website you will see video of Canadian geese training at known Al Qaeda terrorist training facilities in Iran and Pakistan. At least I think they were Canadian. The most shocking video I have ever seen.

— CA Scum

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0 like this / 0 don't • Posted 5:58 PM, 01/15/2009

.... at least our log in name isn't SpongeBobSquarepants. Talk about Morons. You're a tool.....

— CA Scum

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