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Among those on board wasMaria Fernanda Rojaz Ortiz, a 31-year-old nurse born in Chile and holding German citizenship. According to her close friends, it was her very first day working as a flight nurse. She had previously served in the public health sector and had recently joined the air medical field out of a passion to help people beyond borders.
But within moments of takeoff, something went wrong. Witnesses say the aircraft banked unusually and then descended rapidly. Soon after, a plume of smoke could be seen rising from the airport grounds.
Among the many who saw the final moments wasJohn Johnson, a father visiting the airport with his family. “We waved at the pilots as the plane moved onto the runway,” he recalled. “They waved back. It was a lovely, human moment. Then the plane took off, and within seconds, it tilted left — and everything happened so fast.”
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