community, and that was something that burdened me for years, because i was afraid that i would be judged harshly for not making the most of my life. his diet has changed a lot. he s been losing a lot of weight. he s focusing more on his goals, his life-long goals and taking care of me. i think he feels more happy. he s not holding in anymore, you know? he s like not in his own hell. george, one of the other sole survivors is coming over. i haven t met him yet, and anticipating that, just to see if we have any differences, any opinions. just what s on his mind, what s on my mind. i m really hoping the olympic thing happens.
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i just have a few sores along the side of my leg and right here on my hand. i feel just great. very few people have ever survived a plane crash, george. maybe you could tell us how it went. well, we took off and everything seemed okay and we were fine. then all of a sudden we hit some turbulence. we started falling down from the sky. and the pilot told us we were going to crash. and we crashed. the pilot told you? what exactly did he say? he says, we re going down. going down. and how much time do you think you had between hearing that and actual impact? it was about two seconds at the very most. what did you do in those two seconds? any thoughts of trying to save your life? yes. i covered up my body as much as possible. i lifted my legs up and hoped for the best. considering the impact of the crash and what the crash site looks like, the fact that he s in the condition that he is in really is a miracle. there s no question about it. well, you are of all the
gamblers on that plane, sir, you are the luckiest. absolutely. in reno, the world began to wonder at the luck and poise of 17-year-old george lamson jr. of st. paul. he lost his father in the debris of the old lockheed airliner, tossed clear of the fireball still strapped in his seat. he assumed the blessing and burden of being the only survivor. so i kicked the wall while we hit the ground. so i was just sliding through all this fire and debris. george s demeanor when he first came out, when we first were seeing him in the hospital bed and later when he came out in the wheelchair, he was sort of surprised to see everybody there. there was this sort of excitement. remember he was 17. all of a sudden all these people are there with all these cameras and they re all for him. and we were kind of conscious of that. and yet we knew he had been through this horrific accident. when the images of that moment were carried back around the country, because it was covered
i don t believe in random chance. i go against the scientists on this. i believe that my life was spared for a reason either i wanted or something wanted. george, turn around. wave goodbye. it was early monday morning, a group of tourists boarded a plane after a weekend of gambling, skiing and watching the super bowl in reno. the plane took off, but within minutes it had crashed. 17-year-old george lamson jr., he was thrown from the plane but miraculously he was able to walk away. you weren t badly hurt at all, were you? no. i feel fine.