Flight attendant who survived Air Canada crash faces long road to recovery | The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentIndependentSwipe for next articleIndependent Bulletin homepageDownload our appAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleGraig GraziosiSunday 29 March 2026 21:01 BSTAir Canada flight attendant Sarah Tremblay, right, recovers in a hospital bed in New York after she was thrown more than 320 feet from a plane that crashed into a fire truck at LaGuardia airport on March 22 (GoFundMe)The flight attendant who was found wounded and still strapped in her seat on the tarmac after a plane crash at LaGuardia Airport faces a long recovery, according to her daughter.Solange Tremblay was onboard Air Canada Jazz flight 8646 from Montreal to LaGuardia on March 22 when the plane slammed into a fire truck on the runway. Two pilots were killed and Tremblay was flung 320 feet from the plane.Tremblay suffered serious injuries including two shattered legs requiring multiple surgeries and metal plates, a fractured spine, and severe skin damage needing grafts, with a significant risk of infection. She also needed a blood transfusion due to a complication during her first surgery.Her daughter, Sarah Lepine, has launched a GoFundMe page, which has raised nearly $140,000 toward a $160,000 target for her extensive recovery and rehabilitation.The crash, the most serious incident at LaGuardia in decades and the first fatal one in 30 years, is currently under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board.In fullAir Canada flight attendant ejected from seat during LaGuardia crash pictured in hospital as daughter describes horror injuriesThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in