Crush survivor says her feet were lifted off the ground and there was an unconscious guy on top of her.
that killed more than 150 people said people were so densely packed that her feet were lifted off the ground and her lungs felt like they were being flattened.that she was in the lively Itaewon district in the capital city of Seoul on Saturday night for its Halloween celebrations.
"At some point, my feet weren't even touching the ground anymore," she told the Post."There was an unconscious guy on top of me, which was affecting my breathing." "I thought, 'Okay, I'm going to be next.' I really thought I was going to die," she told The Post."I was completely paralysed. At some point, I couldn't feel my legs. I couldn't even move my toes."
People around her started calling out for help, but how after a few minutes, they progressively fell silent, she added.
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