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Sole survivor of Maine's worst plane crash

17 died. John McCafferty lived to tell the tale of the crash of Downeast Flight 46 which occurred 40 years ago

ROCKLAND, Maine — On May 30, 1979, 17 people died when a small commercial airplane crashed on approach to Knox County Airport.

This is the story of John McCafferty the lone survivor, who crawled from the wreckage and laid in the woods for an hour before being rescued.

He survived serious injuries and still battles anxiety from being the lone survivor. 

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