Finally, I will never forget stopping near a lovely young girl still strapped to her seat, breathing slightly. Her blouse was white, her slacks were blue. At the end of the trousers were two snow-white ankle bones where her feet used to be. I had never seen the whiteness of bones that are freshly exposed like that.
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About Laurence Gonzales, Flight 232: A Story of Disaster and Survival
Laurence Gonzales, Flight 232: A Story of Disaster and Survival.
Themes
- Death — Contemplations on mortality, loss, and the legacy we leave