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Cousin of Dublin's 98 Presenter Declan Pierce walks away from Ill-Fated Buffalo Flight
16th February 2009
Monday 16th February 2009: DJ Declan Pierce from Dublin's 98 Drive show was very much relieved on Friday night when he got a call from his cousin Jean Canty. Jean was within seconds of boarding Continental Airlines flight 3407 that crashed in Buffalo New York on Thursday night killing all passengers on board.
Jean was returning home to Buffalo after a holiday with Declan and her family in Ringsend. The Canty family said that someone was looking down on Jean and stopped her boarding the doomed flight. She was due to fly home on a flight leaving Newark airport at 4.30pm, however her flight was delayed due to bad weather. Jean got in line to board the fatal flight 3407 departing after 7pm, anxious to get home, Jean was one passenger away from boarding but began to feel ill. Fortunately Jean decided to wait for the next flight.
Declan Pierce said “we were all so worried when we heard of the crash, my cousin was to fly to Buffalo on the same night but thankfully Jean decided at the final moment not to take that flight.” Jean added "it was a miracle that I didn't get onto that flight, I am totally in shock"
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For more info on this story call Declan Pierce on 0868209504 / Samantha Wadkin 0872362204
