A plane crash victim who was assumed dead has been found alive in a
hospital under a different name. The tragic incident killed 31 people a
week ago. Information emerged on the man’s social network page, where
friends have been mourning his death.
Dmitry Ivanyuta, 25, was listed among the dead after ATR 72-200 plane crashed
near the western Siberian city of Tyumen last Monday. However, on April
7, a post appeared on his social network page claiming that Dmitry is
very much alive and in a hospital, though registered under a different
name.
This information has not been officially confirmed.
“Dima
is alive. He was in intensive care. While there are no positive or
negative trends, but there is a chance that he will get better,” one of Ivanyuta’s friends wrote on his “wall”.
This
message reversed the flood of mourning posts on Dmitry’s page. People
went from mourning to rejoicing in a matter of minutes.
Details emerged 12 hours later with a new post saying: “He
was mixed up and identified as a different man. In fact he was in
intensive care, and remembers everything and can move, so everything
should be fine. The doctors said he would get better!!! Light a candle
and pray with us for his health!!!! He is alive!!”
Ivanyuta’s
former college professor, Denis Trushnikov, said Dmitry spent a week in
the intensive care unit registered as Konstantin Pail, while his own
name was on the list of those who died in the crash.
Rumors about
the confusion in the lists of victims and survivors emerged after the
preliminary results of the DNA examination that was unable to identify
four bodies. This allegedly prompted Dmitry’s relatives to search for
him among the 11 hospitalized survivors.
Ivanyuta has already been identified by his relatives, reports Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper.
“Even
though the results of the DNA test are not ready, we are positive that
Dima is alive,” said his sister, Anastasiya Ivanyuta. “I don’t want to
talk about it right now. It must be so hard for the relatives of
Konstantin Pail.”
Following Anastasia’s statement, the
parents of Konstantin Pail immediately took a blood test that confirmed
their son had indeed been killed in the crash. His funeral will take
place in his hometown on Monday.
No comments from Tyumen’s region
health department have been available so far. The final results of the
DNA test will be revealed on Monday.
A total of 11 survivors
remain in Tyumen hospitals. Two of them have been transferred to a
general ward and another nine remain in a critical but stable condition.
The
French-Italian-built ATR-72 heading to Surgut crashed 30 kilometers
from its departure point of Tyumen shortly after takeoff. The aircraft
burst into flames and broke into three pieces upon impact. Forty-three
people, among them 39 passengers and four crew members, were on board.
Thirty-one were killed and 12 seriously injured.
Investigators name failure to de-ice the ATR 72-200 as the most likely cause of the disaster.
Elena Ostroumova, RT
A passenger listed among the deceased was discovered alive in a
Tyumen hospital a week after a deadly plane crash that killed 32,
Interfax reported Monday.
Denis Trushnikov, a former professor and teacher of Ivanyuta, relayed the news on social networking site Vkontakte.
"Everybody! Dima Ivanyuta survived! So many days in the intensive
care unit under a different name, and now the news! He's Alive! Pray
for him! God willing, everything will be fine!" he wrote in a post.
Dmitry Ivanyuta, 25, spent a week in intensive care listed as
Konstantin Peil. Ivanyuta was recognized by his sister, and a blood test
confirmed that Peil had indeed died in the crash, Interfax reported.
The news has not yet been officially confirmed.
The ATR-72 aircraft crashed just minutes after takeoff from Tyumen
April 2, killing 31 of the 43 on board. At least four bodies from the
crash were unrecognizable.
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