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The sound of screeching metal groaning and the flash of fire had convinced Vishwash Kumar Ramesh that he was about to die. But destiny had other plans. Ramesh emerged not only alive, but the sole survivor of the Air India Flight AI 171 disaster—only to find that survival delivered him into a new kind of torment.

On June 12, 2025, the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner bound for London’s Gatwick airport crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad. In minutes, at least 240 lives were lost on board—including that of Ramesh’s younger brother—and more on the ground as the aircraft crashed into a hostel building.

Ramesh, who was in the now-famous seat 11A near an emergency exit, described the moment he awoke in an interview with Sky News. “I thought I was going to die … when I

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