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Flydubai Pilot Smit Machchar Saved by Dentist: 'I have two children' he said while bleeding!
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News18•02-10-2026, 15:36
Flydubai Pilot Smit Machchar Saved by Dentist: 'I have two children' he said while bleeding!
- •During the Flydubai flight incident, dentist Musev Shota provided first aid to severely injured pilot Smit Machchar.
- •Despite severe injuries, Smit Machchar managed to open the cockpit door and rescue 174 people.
- •Dentist Shota stopped the heavy bleeding from Smit's head and hands, which was crucial in saving his life.
- •Even while lying in a pool of blood, Smit was conscious and told the dentist he was 39, had a wife and two children.
- •Smit received treatment after landing and is now recovering from his injuries.
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A dentist named Musev Shota provided crucial emergency first aid to the injured pilot. Shota stepped in as the only doctor on the plane and managed to stop the heavy bleeding from the pilot's head and hands.
While lying in a pool of blood, the conscious pilot told the dentist that he was 39 years old, had a wife and two children, and also cursed the pilot who attacked him.
Despite suffering severe injuries and heavy blood loss, pilot Smit Machchar managed to open the cockpit door and rescue 174 people on board.
