Shocking Simulation Reveals What Happened To The Woman Who Was Sucked Out Of A Plane Window During A Flight

In April 2018, a tragic event occurred during a Southwest Airlines flight from New York to Dallas. Jennifer Riordan, a vice president at Wells Fargo, was on her way back from a business trip when the plane’s engine failed. The malfunction caused debris to fly out and shatter a window next to Riordan, leading to a rapid loss of cabin pressure.

Riordan was violently sucked out of the plane as the window shattered. Passengers nearby acted quickly, trying to pull her back inside. For several minutes, she was half out of the window, with passengers holding her legs in a desperate attempt to save her. Some passengers from further down the plane rushed to help.

Eventually, the passengers managed to get her back into the cabin, performing CPR while they tried to seal the damaged window. Sadly, Riordan’s injuries were severe, and she died shortly after the incident. Seven other passengers had minor injuries.

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A chilling simulation posted on YouTube shows the terrifying experience Riordan and other passengers went through. It illustrates the powerful winds and the shock of the engine’s explosion, along with the window being shattered. The simulation helps viewers understand just how traumatic the incident was. It was the first passenger death in a U.S. airline accident since 2009.

After the incident, the plane was rerouted to Philadelphia, where it made an emergency landing. All 143 passengers and five crew members wore oxygen masks. Once on the ground, passengers were escorted off the plane while firefighters attended to the damaged engine.

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Despite the terrifying situation, passengers praised the pilot, Tammie Jo Shults, for her calm handling of the emergency. Shults’ efforts were highly praised by passengers, who expressed their gratitude for her quick response.

The NTSB later determined that the cause of the accident was a crack in the engine fan blade, which caused debris to strike the plane, leading to the window shattering and causing the depressurization that led to Riordan’s tragic death.

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