Mrs. Annette Herfkens (R) and her daughter at the Tan Son Nhat International Airport in Ho Chi Minh City
PANO – Mrs. Annette Herfkens, the sole survivor of a plane crash in Khanh Hoa province 22 years ago, and her daughter arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on August 11th.
During the visit, the Dutch woman hopes to meet with leaders of the Civil Aviation Authority of Vietnam and Mr. Nguyen Thanh Chung, Head of the search and rescue mission after the accident.
Besides, she plans to meet local media and present her autobiography “Turbulence: A survival story”, her personal account of the crash, return to O Kha valley (Son Trung commune, Khanh Son district, Khanh Hoa province), the crash’s site, visit relatives of the rescue team who died while approaching the crashed plane, and exchange with Ho Chi Minh City readers.
On November 14th 1992, Annette Herfkens and her fiance Willem van der Pas and 31 passengers left Ho Chi Minh City for Nha Trang on the flight No.474. However, the plane crashed at O Kha valley. She was the only survivor for eight days before the rescuers found the plane.
Translated by Pham Huy
Đăng ký: VietNam News
