Don't sleep, we need you: Dentist recounts 45-minute fight to save Smit Machchhar
First reported 6 Oct, 10:04 UTCUpdated 9h ago3 sources
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The dentist who helped save the life of flydubai Captain Smit Machchhar said he feared time was running out when a group of passengers and reserve pilots took control of Flight FZ1073 and foiled a suspected terrorist attack. Dr Shota Musaev, 47, spoke to The National about the terrifying 45 minutes in which he…
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- Don't sleep, we need you: Dentist recounts 45-minute fight to save Smit Machchhar (opens India Today in a new tab)
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- The Relentless 45-Minute Fight By Dentist To Save flydubai's Hero Pilot (opens NDTV in a new tab)
Musaev, who was the only doctor on the plane, said he used makeshift pressure dressings and ice packs to stabilise Machchhar, whose pulse had dropped dangerously low.
