Vishwaskumar Ramesh, the only survivor of the Air India plane crash that claimed over 200 lives in Ahmedabad, was discharged from Civil Hospital on Tuesday at 7:30 pm. Hospital authorities confirmed that Ramesh, an Indian-origin British national, is stable and in good health.&nbsp;
His family, who had flown in from the United Kingdom, was present at the hospital during his discharge.
The Boeing 787 Dreamliner, headed to London&rsquo;s Gatwick Airport, crashed shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad on June 12, slamming into the BJ Medical College hostel and canteen. It was the first fatal accident involving a 787 since the aircraft model entered commercial service in 2011.&nbsp;
Ramesh had been seated in 11A next to the emergency exit when the aircraft broke apart. He was flung clear of the wreckage when his seat detached during the crash.
&ldquo;The plane broke, and my seat came off,&rdquo; he had earlier told doctors. He described how he landed near the ground level, unbuckled his seat belt, and fled the area.
&ldquo;The place where I landed was low&hellip; I took off the seat belt and for a moment, I was scared for my life. But I was near ground level, so I tried to get out,&rdquo; he said in an interview.&nbsp;
A video showing Ramesh walking out of the BJ Medical campus after the crash had gone viral. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah visited him in hospital during his recovery. &ldquo;I can&rsquo;t believe how I survived,&rdquo; Ramesh later told reporters. &ldquo;I thought I would die. People died in front of my eyes,&rdquo; he added.
Meanwhile, the process of identifying and releasing the bodies of the deceased continues.&nbsp;
Dr Rakesh Joshi, Medical Superintendent of Civil Hospital, provided the latest updates on Wednesday, confirming that DNA matches have been established for 190 individuals.&nbsp;
Of these, 157 bodies have already been handed over to their respective families. In the remaining 33 cases, DNA matching is underway for five individuals, 15 are awaiting samples from other family members, and 10 are currently in the process of being handed over.
Bodies have been released to families across several locations: 48 to Ahmedabad, 18 to Vadodara, 11 to Anand, 10 to Kheda, seven to Mumbai, six each to Gandhinagar, Surat and Udaipur, five each to Mehsana, Bharuch and Gir Somnath, two each to Rajkot, Dwarka, London, Arvalli and Maharashtra, and one each to Nadiad, Patan, Bhavnagar, Mahisagar, Amreli, Junagadh, Jodhpur, Sabarkantha and Patna.&nbsp;
In terms of transportation, two bodies were sent outside the country, 28 to states outside Gujarat, and 127 were moved within Gujarat by road.
Dr Joshi also gave a breakdown of nationalities among those whose DNA has been matched: 123 Indian nationals, 27 British nationals, four Portuguese nationals, one Canadian national, and four individuals who were not passengers but were killed in the crash.
One critically injured patient who had sustained severe burns and had been on ventilator support died on Tuesday. Seven injured patients remain admitted at Civil Hospital, while 12 others are undergoing treatment at various private and public hospitals across Gujarat, including Zydus and Apollo.&nbsp;
A total of 71 crash victims had been admitted to Civil Hospital on the day of the accident. So far, three of them have died.&nbsp;
Dr Joshi also confirmed that no student from BJ Medical College has died after admission. All student fatalities occurred at the crash site during the initial impact.

Sole Survivor Discharged; 190 DNA Matches Confirmed

Vishwaskumar Ramesh discharged; Civil Hospital releases new data on Air India crash victims.

Sole Survivor Discharged; 190 DNA Matches Confirmed

Vishwaskumar Ramesh discharged; Civil Hospital releases new data on Air India crash victims.

June 18, 2025 | 18:05 IST