Air Canada Crash: Flight Attendant's Fight for Recovery

0:00It's March 29th. I'm Corey with The Story. This is Toronto News Today, driven by AI. Last Sunday night, air Canada Jazz Flight 8646 slammed into a fire truck right after landing at a New York airport. The two pilots, Antoine Forrest and Mackenzie Gunther, died in the crash. Senior flight attendant Salon's Trimbley got her 320 feet from the wreckage but staged strapped in her jump seat on the tarmac. She ended up with serious injuries, and more than 40 people on board went to the hospital, though most got released pretty quick. Trimbley's in rough shape with two shattered legs from open fractures that needed multiple surgeries and metal plates to fix. She also has a fractured spine, they're watching closely for possible surgery, plus lost skin on her legs requiring grafts and even a blood transfusion. After complications, her daughter Sarah set up a go-fun me to help cover costs while family takes time off work to care for her in New York. Folks have really stepped up, showing how these tragedies pull communities together in

1:02tough times. The campaign's closing in on its $160,000 goal, with over $140,000 raised by Sunday afternoon. Trimbley faces more surgeries, rehabs to walk again, and the big worry of infections that could make things worse. She's staying put in New York for recovery, fighting through the pain, but with support pouring in, there's hope she'll pull through stronger.