Unless you were asleep under a rock yesterday, you know all about U.S. Airways flight 1549 that had a surprise crash landing into the Hudson River. This story is remarkable for a number of reasons:
1. The cause - a flock of geese got sucked into the jet engines. Yes, that's terribly sad for the geese, but also terribly scary to think how easily things like this could happen!
2. The incredibly smooth landing. Thanks to Captain Chelsey Sullenberger, who managed to keep the plane level, the water landing was nowhere near the disaster most of us thought of when we heard about the crash.
3. Everyone lived!!! Although we can be sure the water was below freezing, all 154 passengers made their way out of the plane and back to land safely. This story does have a happy ending (except for the geese, who we are very sad to see go.)
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