Jan 14, 1987 · CLEARWATER, Fla. -- Priscilla Tirado, plucked from the icy water of the Potomac River in a dramatic rescue after the crash of an Air Florida jet five years ago, says memories of the tragedy led...

Oct 20, 2023 · One bystander, Lenny Skutnik, was able to rescue Priscilla Tirado from the icy waters after the rescue helicopter’s failed attempt to tow her to shore. Tirado was 22 and traveling with her husband and 2-month old son.

Jan 12, 2012 · Another survivor, Priscilla Tirado, moved to Florida and has been reluctant to talk about the crash. The other two survivors are no longer living.

Jan 30, 2025 · Survivors clung to pieces of the wreckage as a U.S. Park Police helicopter hovered overhead, dropping lifelines into the freezing water. Among those fighting for their lives was Priscilla Tirado, whose husband and 2-month-old child perished in the crash.

Jan 30, 2025 · Cameras captured heart-wrenching footage of the women, Priscilla Tirado, a passenger on the flight whose husband and 2-month-old baby died in the crash. She was cold, weak, and blinded by jet fuel ...

Jan 12, 2024 · It took such extreme measures to save the few survivors. Cameras captured heart-wrenching footage of Priscilla Tirado, a passenger on the flight whose husband and 2-month-old baby died in the...

Aug 4, 2002 · Priscilla Tirado, 43, was rescued by Lenny Skutnik. Her young husband, José, and their 2-month-old son were killed -- the infant's was the last body recovered, 11 days after the crash.

Jan 14, 1982 · TAMPA, Fla. -- Priscilla Tirado, 22, one of the survivors of the Air Florida plane crash in Washington Wednesday, had returned to this country in October from Madrid, Spain, with her...

Clinging to the tail section of the broken airliner in the ice-choked Potomac River were flight attendant Kelly Duncan and four passengers: Patricia "Nikki" Felch, Joe Stiley, Arland D. Williams Jr. (strapped and tangled in his seat), and Priscilla Tirado. Duncan inflated the only flotation device they could find, and passed it to the severely ...

Jan 9, 2024 · For survivor Priscilla Tirado, it felt like being inside of a massive snow globe: “You could see the snow coming up at you. There was water and everything everywhere.” Utter chaos unfolded as Flight 90 exploded into pieces during an attempted takeoff in blizzard conditions.