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Speaker 1: Hello, friends, Welcome to Story Behind podcast. This is the

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Speaker 1: show for people who love hearing a good story and

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Speaker 1: who believe the world could use more positivity. We're the

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Speaker 1: team behind God Updates and God Too, and we hope

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Speaker 1: these weekly short stories will brighten your day.

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Speaker 2: Survivors of the New York runway accident share their stories

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Speaker 2: of survival and bravery. Written by Julie Provost, read by

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Speaker 2: Juli Provost. On March twenty second, twenty twenty six, an

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Speaker 2: arriving Air Canaona Express plane collided with a fire and

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Speaker 2: rescue vehicle at New York's LaGuardia Airport. Sadly, the pilot

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Speaker 2: and co pilot were killed and over forty people were hospitalized.

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Speaker 2: After this New York Airport emergency, two Air Canada passengers

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Speaker 2: who provide the plane crash, Rebecca Lacori and Rachel Mariatti,

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Speaker 2: went on the CBS Mornings to share their story of

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Speaker 2: survival and bravery. The two women were seated next to

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Speaker 2: one another in the emergency exit row. Rebecca became scared

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Speaker 2: when the plane experienced turbulence during descent. I grabbed her

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Speaker 2: arm and we were strangers, she said about Rachel, who

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Speaker 2: was sitting right next to her. I just turned to

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Speaker 2: her and I said, I'm sorry, I'm just really scared.

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Speaker 2: The two strangers ended up comforting each other, supporting each other.

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Speaker 2: We were holding on to each other, was looking out

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Speaker 2: the window, flying forward, looking out the window. We were

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Speaker 2: going to spin out of control. It was scary, Rachel shares.

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Speaker 2: Since the two women were sitting in the emergency exit row,

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Speaker 2: Rebecca had to pull the door open and they helped

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Speaker 2: other passengers get off the plane. I pulled the door out.

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Speaker 2: Rebecca said, it was very heavy, so protocol is for

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Speaker 2: you to throw it out the window. I was so panicked.

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Speaker 2: I didn't remember that part, but I did open the

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Speaker 2: door and Rachel helped me move it out of the

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Speaker 2: way so that all the passengers on our side could

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Speaker 2: get out. After they got off the plane and spotted

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Speaker 2: the wreckage, they realized how bad it really was. Miwaking

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Speaker 2: miracle and God gave me a second chance at life,

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Speaker 2: Rebecca said. Both women are mothers. Rebecca has two boys,

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Speaker 2: ages four and two, and Rachel has a three year

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Speaker 2: old daughter. I could almost not make it home to

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Speaker 2: my boys and my family, Rebecca shares. I was just

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Speaker 2: so happy to go home and I have been smothering them.

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Speaker 2: As Rebecca and Rachel reflect on the crash, they can't

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Speaker 2: help but think of the pilots who lost their lives

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Speaker 2: that day, Captain Antone Forrest and First Officer Mackenzie c Unther.

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Speaker 2: These pilots and their faces pop up in my head

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Speaker 2: a lot, Rachel shares. Rebecca adds that she wants to

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Speaker 2: live her life in a way that honors them. If

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Speaker 2: it wasn't for their quick actions and thinking, we wouldn't

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Speaker 2: be able to sit next to you and have this conversation,

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Speaker 2: she says. Rachel shares how important it is to choose

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Speaker 2: the emergency exit row. I've heard those exit instructions and

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Speaker 2: I passively pay attention. I'm going to pay attention next time.

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Speaker 2: Remember looking at the stickers on the door, but I

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Speaker 2: wasn't really registering. Okay, that's what I have to do,

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Speaker 2: and she did it. She did it quickly. Rachel says

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Speaker 2: that Rebecca, well, no one wants to be in a

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Speaker 2: situation like the two women were. Together, they were able

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Speaker 2: to help each other and the other passengers out of

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Speaker 2: the plane. The two strangers will be forever bonded together

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Speaker 2: after their experiences carry each other's burdens, and in this

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Speaker 2: way you will fulfill the law of Christ. Galatians Six'

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Speaker 2: too Simple facebook post turns an empty birthday party into

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Speaker 2: a vibral celebration for a nine year old. Girl written BY. Michaela,

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Speaker 2: bordoni read By Julie. PROVOST a mom In, Kingsville, texas

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Speaker 2: was determined to give her nine year old the party

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Speaker 2: of her dreams after working so hard on her, birthday

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Speaker 2: so when no one showed, up she felt. Terrible after

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Speaker 2: she made a Quick facebook, post people rallied together in,

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Speaker 2: support the community saved the. Birthday she was really. Excited

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Speaker 2: she was just kind of, anticipating are you guys going

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Speaker 2: to be done decorating by the time that people get,

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Speaker 2: here said nine year Old eisley's, Mom Samantha. Chamberlain after

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Speaker 2: they finished decorating a large room at the local pizza.

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Speaker 2: Hut no one showed, up AND i just thought to, myself, no,

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Speaker 2: right because Here i'm finally able to make the birthday

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Speaker 2: party and nobody's. Here samantha. SAID i kind of felt

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Speaker 2: LIKE i failed a little, bit AND i know that's not,

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Speaker 2: right BUT i kind of felt LIKE i failed. Her

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Speaker 2: once she made A facebook post explaining the situation and

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Speaker 2: asking anyone to. Come they showed. Up this place that

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Speaker 2: we're in right now was. Full it was filled with.

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Speaker 2: People samantha, SAID i started, thinking my, goodness if everybody,

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Speaker 2: comes there's no Way i'm going to be able to

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Speaker 2: afford all. This neighbors and policemen, came and many even

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Speaker 2: brought gifts For. Eisley it was really nice to be

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Speaker 2: able to do that for. Her and, again we have a,

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Speaker 2: daughter SO i just think about, her AND i hope

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Speaker 2: that it brought a smile to her face knowing that we're,

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Speaker 2: here said one, Attendee Karina. Roberts issley thought it was

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Speaker 2: a wonderful. PARTY i think he went, great maybe a

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Speaker 2: little better than, great she. Said it's so sad that

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Speaker 2: none of her classmates attended her, party but it's just

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Speaker 2: wonderful that people in the community made last minute plans

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Speaker 2: to parked oritize a little girl on her. Birthday happy, Birthday.

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