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Survivors recount final moments before JAL crash
A 12 year old survivor Keiko Kawakami spoke from her hospital bed about comforting her father and sister during the final moments after a Japan Airlines Boeing 747 crash that killed 520. Investigators cite a rear bulkhead failure and loss of hydraulics as causes, with rescue teams arriving the next morning.
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Japan Air Lines
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Masami Takahama
Keiko Kawakami
Japan Broadcasting Corp
Kyodo News Service
Keiko
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