In Focus: Rockland

Our own Sully?

June

Testimony today in Washington by Capt. Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger underscored again that a real miracle occurred in January, when the US Airways pilot landed his plane safely on the Hudson River. During an National Transportation Safety Board hearing, tapes replay the chaos that swirled around as Sullenberger and his co-pilot, Jeffrey Skiles brainstormed how to get their jet down safely after a double-engine bird strike. (See story here.)

As that near tragedy was being recounted, a drama of a different kind was played out at South Orangetown Middle School when a man barged in, demanding to see the superintendent, according to police. After taking Superintendent Kenneth Mitchell hostage, Mitchell wrestled the man to the floor and kicked away the man’s revolver as police shot off the locked door and rushed in, according to police reports.

Here’s some of the coverage, which will be updated throughout the day and into tomorrow.

This entry was posted on Tuesday, June 9th, 2009 at 4:02 pm by Nancy Cutler.
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