By Erin Smith, Associate Professor and Discipline Lead (Paramedicine), La Trobe University Viswashkumar Ramesh, a British citizen returning from a trip to India, was confirmed as the only survivor of last week's deadly Air India crash. "I don't know how I am alive," Ramesh told family, according to his brother Nayan, in a video call moments after emerging from the wreckage.
Another brother Ajay, seated elswhere on the plane, was killed.
The Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed into a medical college less than a minute after taking off in the city of Ahmedabad, killing the other 229 passengers and 12 crew.
At least five people were killed on the ground.
