The bereaved shared their tragic story in an interview.
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Whereas South Korea’s endeavor to research the tragic Jeju Air airplane crash continues, one interview between the Biz Herald and a bereaved member of the family is shattering the residents’ hearts.
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On January 2, 2025 (KST), the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport introduced that the bereaved would be capable to declare 200 private belongings—like passports, cellphones, and luggages—whose house owners had been recognized. Quickly sufficient, households fashioned an extended line to to obtain the stays of their family members whose DNA evaluation had been accomplished. As of 5PM, the stays of 30 victims had been returned to their households.
Amid the bereaved was “Mr. A” who misplaced his nephew and the nephew’s wife-to-be. Mr. A informed the Biz Herald that the couple had traveled to Bangkok over Christmas forward of their marriage ceremony deliberate for March 2025.
In line with Mr. A, it was evident that the nephew tried to save lots of his fiancée by “holding her tightly in his arms” because the airplane struggled to land and ultimately crashed right into a wall. Because of this, the fiancée’s physique was discovered comparatively intact—whereas solely the nephew’s enamel have been returned.
Mr. A said, “I’m ready for extra stays to return earlier than I maintain a funeral for my nephew as a result of I wish to ship him off as entire as doable.”
As quickly as we get again even a small hint of my nephew, we plan to carry a joint funeral together with his wife-to-be.
— Mr. A
When Mr. A’s nephew’s story made information, Koreans mourned with Mr. A, impressed by the nephew’s act of real love and braveness, and wished the couple everlasting happiness.
- “The collision and explosion occurred in lower than a second, but the husband managed to embrace his spouse shield her in that second… He actually beloved her. I hope they get married in heaven.”
- “He should have been so scared himself, but he had the braveness to guard the one he beloved. I’ve deep respect for his bravery. Listening to about this heartbreaking occasion makes my chest really feel even heavier. To the bereaved households affected by this tragedy, I lengthen my deepest condolences. I pray for the departed to relaxation in peace and sincerely hope the 2 of them can get pleasure from peace and happiness collectively in that place.”
- “Now I perceive why a few of the bereaved households, whose beloved one returned comparatively intact, felt apologetic to different households. It’s heartbreaking to consider these odd, glad folks being taken away right away, struck by an unimaginable tragedy. They by no means bought to see 2025, it’s so painful.”
- “Although I’m not a member of the family, that is actually heartbreaking. I hope they discover peace in heaven.”
- “Even of their ultimate moments… I hope the 2 of them discover happiness in heaven.”
- “I want reincarnation have been actual. Could they fulfill their unfinished love as a married couple within the subsequent life.”
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