NEW YORK- A body has been found after a plane crashed into the Hudson River Friday night says the BBC.
Gordon was a 56-year-old man from Key West Florida.
The plane was found between New York and New Jersey.
The plane, a P-47 Thunderbolt, crashed near the same area a US Airways jet carrying 155 people landed safely 7 years ago. That splash-crash landing is better known as the “Miracle on the Hudson.”
It is unclear what caused the plane to crash, however according to USA Today a witness saw the plane fly in a loop with smoke spewing from the engine before plummeting into the Hudson.
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I chose this story because I think people will take interest in it. It will be interesting for two reasons. The first being that The American Airpower Museum is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the P-47 Thunderbolt this weekend which makes this crash ironic. Second, that this crash was just miles away from where the Miracle on the Hudson landed in 2009. I also chose this because at first they believed there was a survivor in the water, but later found the only person on the plane was dead. So that made me want to learn more about how it went from one survivor to one dead.
While this story didn't feel as important as some stories could have been, you raised good points in your story choice. There is a sense of novelty to the story, both with the anniversary of the plane and the crash site. There would probably be many people who would read this story. It has death, history and even novelty.
ReplyDeleteYes! While I do understand for a national story this wasn't the most relevant thing going on last week, I chose it for the sense of interest. Like you stated and I stated in my story choice the anniversary of the plane and where the plane crashed was a little ironic to me when I was reading the story on other sites. I think those two variables really provide a public interest to the story. Thanks for the comment!
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