Chapecoense plane crash survivors Alan Ruschel and Rafael Henzel return to Brazil

Two of the Chapecoense gamers who survived the air crash in Colombia final month have returned dwelling to Brazil.

Docs say that goalkeeper Jackson Follmann is nicely sufficient to endure surgical procedure on his again when he will get again to Sao Paulo.

Follman, one in every of simply six survivors from the crash that killed 71 folks, together with 19 gamers, had a part of his proper leg amputated in Medellin, Colombia following the crash on November 28.

Defender Alan Ruschel and journalist Rafael Henzel returned to the southern Brazilian metropolis of Chapeco on Tuesday. 

Chapecoense defender Alan Ruschel, who survived the Colombian aircraft crash final month that killed 71, arrived at a hospital in Chapeco, Brazil after being flown dwelling

Ruschel was one in every of solely six survivors of the November 28 aircraft crash in Colombia

After being flown again from Colombia, Ruschel was admitted to hospital in Chapeco

Ruschel was one in every of simply three gamers who survived the crash that killed 19 of their team-mates

Ruschel's spouse Alissen uploaded an image of herself together with her recovering husband on Instagram

One other survivor, the Chapecoense defender Neto, stays in a severe situation in hospital having solely woken from a coma on the weekend.

Medical employees had the obligation of informing the 31-year-old participant about his teammates' deaths within the aircraft crash, which occurred as Chapecoense had been heading to Colombia to play Atletico Nacional within the Copa Sudamericana closing.

Neto awakened with no reminiscence of the accident and it was initially determined to withhold the details about the crash till he was able to dealing with the shock.

After rising from his come, Neto reportedly requested a health care provider how the sport had gone, earlier than turning into suspicious that the accidents he had sustained had been extra severe than a standard soccer harm.

Ruschel will proceed to obtain medical remedy in Chapeco after being flown again

Members of the Brazilian Air Drive carry Chapecoense participant Ruschel onto the aircraft

Brazilian journalist Rafael Henzel was in a position to smile as he was carried to the plane

Henzel, pictured being lifted onto the plane, mentioned these on board the flight had no concept they had been about to crash

Alan Ruschel is lifted onto the aircraft by members of the Brazilian Air Drive on Tuesday

Dr Carlos Mendonca, from the RioNegro hospital in Medellin, mentioned: 'We had a dialog with Neto, we talked in regards to the accident.

'This was in settlement with the hospital's scientific crew, in order that there aren't any issues in his scientific restoration and emotional state. So, along with a psychologist, we talked with him in the present day.

'At first, he turned very emotional as a result of he did not know, however he's robust and understood.

'Within the final hours, he had observed a number of abrasions on his physique, his hand, his legs, and he was already suspicious, as a result of it is not widespread to maintain such accidents in a soccer match.

'His father had advised me that he was already attending to his restrict. With the settlement of a psychologist, we advised him.'

Colombian authorities say they consider the aircraft crashed attributable to an absence of gasoline

Henzel suffered seven damaged ribs and says he feels fortunate to be alive

The crew had been on their approach to compete within the first leg of the Copa Sudamericana closing towards Atletico Nacional

The physician had mentioned that Neto had seen a premonition that the aircraft was going to crash in a dream the earlier night time and had been frightened about making the journey.

It was reported that the participant, a religious Christian, was studying his Bible within the moments earlier than the crash.

In the meantime, one other one of many survivors, Henzel claimed that 'at no level did somebody from the cabin or the crew inform us, 'put in your seatbelts.'

The tragedy has led to an outpouring of grief throughout Brazil and the broader soccer world 

The gamers of Cruzeiro and Corinthians maintain a minute's silence in reminiscence of these misplaced

The 19 Chapecoense gamers that perished within the crash are positioned in coffins in Colombia

'We simply stored flying with none concept of what was about to occur.'

The ill-fated aircraft took off from Santa Cruz in Bolivia on the ultimate leg of their journey to Colombia and crashed right into a mountainside not lengthy earlier than their arrival.

Investigations have been launched in Brazil, Bolivia and Colombia, with Colombian authorities saying they consider an absence of gasoline triggered the crash.

 

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