Boy, 10, impaled shielding sister from plane crash
A 10-year-old boy, Andre “Trey” Howard III, became a national hero after shielding his younger sister from flying debris during a tragic plane crash near Northeast Philadelphia Airport on January 31, 2025.
The medical transport plane crashed, killing all six people on board and one on the ground. Trey, who suffered a severe head injury, saved his sister but was critically injured.
After emergency surgery, he woke up asking, “Did I save my sister?” His miraculous recovery has amazed doctors. The community has rallied around him, raising over $186,000 for his medical expenses.
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