The couple suffered a broken back and broken neck, but their sons were not injured.
Eyewitness NewsNorth Haverstra's Drew Kessler on Facebook said he broke his back and his wife suffered a broken back from the flight's turbulence.A Rockland County family says they were seriously injured while aboard theDrew Kessler, his wife and two sons, who are from North Haverstraw, were aboard the SQ321 flight from London to Singapore on Tuesday when it encountered the severe turbulence. The flight made an emergency landing in Bangkok.
Kessler is the Treasurer of Rotary International and the family was on their way to the Rotary International Convention to join more than 13,000 people from 120 countries attending the membership service organization's annual gathering in Singapore. Officials said 85 passengers from the flight were transported to various hospitals in Bangkok, while 19 received treatment for injuries. There were a total of 211 passengers and 18 crew on board the flight.What to do when turbulence strikes during your flight
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