Names and pictures of the victims of a fatal plane crash in South Korea have been released, including a three-year-old boy who was the youngest to perish. The Jeju Air plane skidded off the runway at Muan airport before bursting into flames on Sunday. Almost all of the 181 people on board were killed, with only two crew members surviving. The youngest victim, who was returning home from a holiday with his parents, had his first passport and shared pictures of his trip on Instagram just days before the tragedy.
Victims of one of South Korea 's worst ever plane crash es have been named and pictured for the first time - including a three-year-old boy who was the youngest to perish in the disaster as he returned home from a holiday with his parents.
The boy's father Kang Ko, 43, and his mother Jin Lee Seon, 37, shared pictures of their trip on Instagram hours before boarding the doomed flight home to South Korea, local media reports. Kang Ko shared pictures of his family's holiday on Instagram, including one of him excitedly looking out of the plane window as they flew to Thailand
People stand as the wreckage of an aircraft lying on the ground after it went off the runway and crashed at Muan International Airport is pictured, in Muan, South Korea, December 30 'I was one of them, of course. We waited until the end for news of a miraculous return, but with the news of the deaths of everyone except the rescuers, even our last hope disappeared. In the end, he never returned. Not even his family.'
Her relatives said today that she was fulfilling her lifelong dream of flying to Korea, where her mother lives, in the hope of finding a job there as an air hostess. 'Her mother was waiting at the airport and at first she thought the plane malfunction was minor. But then she saw the videos of what happened on social media. She was in shock and panic.
Jeon Je-young, whose daughter Mi-sook was one of 179 who died on board Jeju Airlines flight 2216, said he still cannot believe what happened. More than 24 hours on from the tragedy, authorities said the identities of 141 of the 179 dead have been confirmed.
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