Colombia plane crash survivor says brace position saved his life

By Megan Levy
Updated December 1 2016 - 6:33pm, first published 9:51am
Erwin Tumiri survived the plane crash in Colombia that killed 71 people. Photo: Facebook
Erwin Tumiri survived the plane crash in Colombia that killed 71 people. Photo: Facebook

One of the survivors of a plane crash in Colombia that killed 71 people, and all but wiped out a Brazilian soccer team, says he believes he is still alive because he adopted the brace position as the plane went down.

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