Carolyn Cross says it's a miracle she and the other passengers are still here. She suffered a bash to the head; knee, hip and back injuries; and her teeth still need to be fixed. A year ago today, a small plane tried to return to YVR from a flight to Kelowna, but crashed landed just short of the runway, in the middle of a busy road. Cross often … [Read more...]
Family of plane crash survivor miffed at health care system, but not for the usual reasons
September 7, 2012 by
One of the two remaining survivors from a plane crash near Penticton in August can't get a doctor to accept him at Vancouver General Hospital. Vincent Hannay is out of the intensive care unit at Kelowna General Hospital, and his family wants him back in Vancouver to continue his recovery. His uncle Rick Hannay says BC Bedline has an … [Read more...]
Ludwig Joins Berg’s “Lone Survivor”
August 24, 2012 by
Alexander Ludwig ("The Hunger Games") has landed the role of Navy SEAL Shane Patton in Peter Berg's adaptation of the Marcus Luttrell book "Lone Survivor" at Emmett/Furla Films and Universal Pictures says Deadline. Lone Survivor tells the harrowing story of how Luttrell and his Navy SEAL team members fought to stay alive after being ambushed in … [Read more...]
Emile Hirsch Joins Berg’s “Lone Survivor”
July 22, 2012 by
Emile Hirsch is in early talks to play the final lead role in Peter Berg's "Lone Survivor" at Emmett/Furla and Universal Pictures says Variety. An adaptation of the non-fiction book of the same name by Marcus Luttrell, the story details a covert mission in the Hindu Kush in 2005 undertaken by the author and his fellow Navy SEALs who struggled to … [Read more...]
Wahlberg, Kitsch, Foster Turn “Survivor”
February 29, 2012 by
Mark Wahlberg, Taylor Kitsch and Ben Foster are in talks to play three of the four lead Navy SEALs in Peter Berg's "Lone Survivor" for Emmett/Furla Films and Universal Pictures says Deadline. Based on the book by Marcus Luttrell, the harrowing story deals with how Luttrell's SEAL team fought to stay alive after being ambushed in Afghanistan in … [Read more...]
