{"id":64325,"date":"2025-06-13T03:34:35","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T03:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=64325"},"modified":"2025-06-13T03:34:35","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T03:34:35","slug":"british-man-is-only","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=64325","title":{"rendered":"British man is only"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"page\" class=\"site\">\n<div id=\"content\" class=\"site-content container  clear\">\n<div id=\"primary\" class=\"content-area\"><main id=\"main\" class=\"site-main\"><\/p>\n<article id=\"post-47538\" class=\"post-47538 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title\"><\/h1>\n<div class=\"entry-meta\"><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-10\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\">\n<div id=\"anchorslot\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-64326\" src=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/photo_2025-06-13_04-30-16-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/photo_2025-06-13_04-30-16-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/photo_2025-06-13_04-30-16-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/photo_2025-06-13_04-30-16-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/photo_2025-06-13_04-30-16-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/photo_2025-06-13_04-30-16.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-suhx0k-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1o5p6v2-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\"><b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">A British man has walked away from the wreckage of the Air India crash that killed 241 people in an extraordinary tale of survival.<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\">\n<div id=\"teknolojibura.com_responsive_1\" data-google-query-id=\"CN2exce67Y0DFbtE9ggdh2o1sg\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23201474937\/teknolojibura.com\/teknolojibura.com_responsive_1_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Vishwashkumar Ramesh was in seat 11A on the London-bound Boeing 787-8 flight when it crashed shortly after take off in Ahmedabad, western India.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Mr Ramesh\u2019s brother, Nayan Kumar Ramesh, told BBC News Vishwashkumar \u201chas no idea how he survived\u201d<b class=\"ssrcss-1xjjfut-BoldText e5tfeyi3\">\u00a0<\/b>and escaped the plane as the only survivor.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\">\n<div id=\"teknolojibura.com_responsive_2\" data-google-query-id=\"CLGm08e67Y0DFaRc9ggdXoM4TA\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23201474937\/teknolojibura.com\/teknolojibura.com_responsive_2_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Air India said all other passengers and crew were killed \u2013 including 169 Indian nationals and 52 other Britons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-10wcwg8-ComponentWrapper-FullWidthWrapper ep2nwvo1\" data-component=\"media-block\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-12gl1u2-StyledFigure e34k3c22\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-dtyrnv-MediaPlayerWrapper e1h75hkw4\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-bpa3r9-MediaContainer e1h75hkw3\" data-testid=\"media-player-container-landscape\">\n<div id=\"bbcMediaPlayer0\" class=\"ssrcss-199fzb3-MediaInner e1h75hkw2\">\n<div class=\"background\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pre_play_layout_container layout\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"holding_image entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/320x180\/p0lhypzy.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/320x180\/p0lhypzy.jpg 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/384x216\/p0lhypzy.jpg 384w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/432x243\/p0lhypzy.jpg 432w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/480x270\/p0lhypzy.jpg 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/512x288\/p0lhypzy.jpg 512w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/608x342\/p0lhypzy.jpg 608w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/640x360\/p0lhypzy.jpg 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/688x387\/p0lhypzy.jpg 688w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/720x405\/p0lhypzy.jpg 720w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/768x432\/p0lhypzy.jpg 768w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/800x450\/p0lhypzy.jpg 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/832x468\/p0lhypzy.jpg 832w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/976x549\/p0lhypzy.jpg 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800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/832x468\/p0lhypzy.jpg 832w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/976x549\/p0lhypzy.jpg 976w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1024x576\/p0lhypzy.jpg 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1376x774\/p0lhypzy.jpg 1536w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1920x1080\/p0lhypzy.jpg 1536w\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/320x180\/p0lhypzy.jpg\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"highlight_button_circle\">\n<div class=\"button_inner\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><time class=\"cta_duration\" datetime=\"PT0M24S\">00:24<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ssrcss-bm8gf8-StyledFigureCaption ehbdhz00\"><span class=\"visually-hidden ssrcss-1f39n02-VisuallyHidden e16en2lz0\">Media caption,<\/span>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1ml6m0y-Stack e1y4nx260\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Watch: British passenger survives India plane crash, reports say<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-suhx0k-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1o5p6v2-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Nayan told the BBC \u201cit feels great seeing him [Vishwashkumar] doing well\u201d but he was worried about his other brother Ajay, who was also onboard.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">\u201cWe were all in shock as soon as we heard what happened, just utter shock. Speechless,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">\u201cHe [Vishwashkumar] himself has no idea how he survived, how he got out the plane.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">\u201cWhen he called us he was just more worried about my other brother, like \u2018Find Ajay, find Ajay.\u2019 That\u2019s all he cares about at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">A relative called Jay told the PA news agency: \u201cHe\u2019s got some injuries on his face. He was painted in blood. He\u2019s doing well I think. It\u2019s a big shock.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Video shared on social media showed Mr Ramesh walking towards an ambulance, with smoke billowing in the background.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He was later seen in a hospital bed meeting Indian interior minister Amit Shah.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Indian media said Mr Ramesh shared his boarding pass, which showed his name and seat number.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">He has a wife and child. The BBC understands he was born in India, but has lived in the UK for many years.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-suhx0k-RichTextComponentWrapper ep2nwvo0\" data-component=\"text-block\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-1o5p6v2-RichTextContainer e5tfeyi1\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-h5qd1q-ListContainer e5tfeyi0\">\n<ul role=\"list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ssrcss-10wcwg8-ComponentWrapper-FullWidthWrapper ep2nwvo1\" data-component=\"media-block\">\n<figure class=\"ssrcss-12gl1u2-StyledFigure e34k3c22\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-ab5fd8-StyledFigureContainer e34k3c21\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-dtyrnv-MediaPlayerWrapper e1h75hkw4\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\">\n<div class=\"ssrcss-bpa3r9-MediaContainer e1h75hkw3\" data-testid=\"media-player-container-landscape\">\n<div id=\"bbcMediaPlayer1\" class=\"ssrcss-199fzb3-MediaInner e1h75hkw2\">\n<div class=\"background\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"pre_play_layout_container layout\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"holding_image entered lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/320x180\/p0lhymyd.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/320x180\/p0lhymyd.jpg 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/384x216\/p0lhymyd.jpg 384w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/432x243\/p0lhymyd.jpg 432w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/480x270\/p0lhymyd.jpg 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/512x288\/p0lhymyd.jpg 512w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/608x342\/p0lhymyd.jpg 608w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/640x360\/p0lhymyd.jpg 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/688x387\/p0lhymyd.jpg 688w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/720x405\/p0lhymyd.jpg 720w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/768x432\/p0lhymyd.jpg 768w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/800x450\/p0lhymyd.jpg 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/832x468\/p0lhymyd.jpg 832w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/976x549\/p0lhymyd.jpg 976w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1024x576\/p0lhymyd.jpg 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1376x774\/p0lhymyd.jpg 1536w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1920x1080\/p0lhymyd.jpg 1536w\" alt=\"\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/320x180\/p0lhymyd.jpg 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/384x216\/p0lhymyd.jpg 384w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/432x243\/p0lhymyd.jpg 432w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/480x270\/p0lhymyd.jpg 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/512x288\/p0lhymyd.jpg 512w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/608x342\/p0lhymyd.jpg 608w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/640x360\/p0lhymyd.jpg 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/688x387\/p0lhymyd.jpg 688w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/720x405\/p0lhymyd.jpg 720w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/768x432\/p0lhymyd.jpg 768w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/800x450\/p0lhymyd.jpg 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/832x468\/p0lhymyd.jpg 832w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/976x549\/p0lhymyd.jpg 976w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1024x576\/p0lhymyd.jpg 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1376x774\/p0lhymyd.jpg 1536w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/1920x1080\/p0lhymyd.jpg 1536w\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/images\/ic\/320x180\/p0lhymyd.jpg\" data-ll-status=\"loaded\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"highlight_button_circle\">\n<div class=\"button_inner\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"359\">Amid the horror of the Air India crash that claimed at least 240 lives, one miraculous story stands out\u2014that of British national Vishwashkumar Ramesh, a Leicester resident and the sole survivor. Seated in 11A, Ramesh walked away with only minor injuries after the Boeing 787 Dreamliner crashed into a residential building moments after takeoff from Ahmedabad.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"361\" data-end=\"615\">\u201cThirty seconds after takeoff, there was a loud noise and then the plane crashed. It all happened so quickly,\u201d Ramesh recalled. \u201cWhen I got up, there were bodies around me. I was scared. I stood up and ran. Someone grabbed me and put me in an ambulance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"617\" data-end=\"960\">Ahmedabad Police Commissioner GS Malik confirmed the sole survivor is under treatment. Meanwhile, several British families are mourning. The Gloucester Muslim Society named victims Akeel Nanabawa, his wife Hannaa Vorajee, and their daughter Sara. Couple Fiongal and Jamie Greenlaw-Meek, founders of a London wellness center, were also onboard.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"962\" data-end=\"1165\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">King Charles and Prime Minister Keir Starmer offered condolences, while crisis teams have been deployed in the UK and India. The cause of the crash remains under investigation as nations grieve together.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"962\" data-end=\"1165\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pulsperry.com\/?p=64288\">also read\u2026.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A British man has walked away from the wreckage of the Air India crash that killed 241 people in an extraordinary tale of survival. 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