Usman goes home with a spring in his step

Mangalore: He cheated death by a whisker and has lived to tell the tale. From the initial shock, Mohammed Usman, one of the eight survivors of the Indian Airlines Boeing 737-800 crash, which claimed 158 lives, is now recovering -- His physical scars are healing, but the mental scars run deep.
Though he had asserted that IX-812 would be his last flight to Bajpe airport, he has changed his outlook in the past one week. "Accidents happen and can happen anywhere. I will take flights from Bajpe airport," he said half smiling. "The Almighty has given me a new lease of life, I'll use it well as he intends," said Usman.
Usman, who works in the transport logistics company at Dubai, had come home for a two-week vacation. His travel plans have gone awry as he has lost his passport in the crash. "Air India officials will assist me in getting the passport. They said they will give me a letter to process my passport," he said.
Usman had suffered burns on his both hands and bruises on his chest, torso and legs. He has a deep cut on the back of his head, probably sustained by a tree stump while he was rolling down the slope after jumping out of the plane.
31/05/10 Stanley G Pinto/Times of India

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