More: WDSU, sports world mourns reporter Carley McCord. To help the sole survivor of the Lafayette plane crash, Wade Berzas, the public is being asked to donate blood at the James Moncus Medical Building. In order to improve our community experience, we are temporarily suspending article commenting. He told himself he was going to go home that day, he just had to get out of the ruble. "And from the time those men helped me stand up in that field, I never thought I was I was dying," he said. "Because that’s what happens in plane crashes, right? We are truly overwhelmed by your love for our family.”, ’Very loving, caring:’ Friends remember Carley McCord for her vibrant personality, ‘Do it for Carley’ bracelets, t-shirts handed out in memory of Carley McCord. He didn't want her finding out about the plane crash through someone else - an officer, friends or the news. “God performed a big huge miracle when he saved me in that moment. It hit me at that moment just how bad it was and how things were going.". Connect with friends faster than ever with the new Facebook app. Berzas said the biggest lesson for him, and for anyone else, is to have faith and trust, which are matters of attitudes. Everyone in our burn unit took part in his care and rallied behind him in this unique situation. Before heading into surgery, he called his wife again and told her that he loved her. The cause of the plane crash is still being investigated by the National Transportation and Safety Board. A Gray Media Group, Inc. Station - © 2002-2020 Gray Television, Inc. No. Berzas kept visualizing a picture of his family - him with his wife and their six children - after an Easter Mass. He was alert when he arrived and was able to tell doctors about his injuries and his allergies. Can the U.S. avoid a ‘twindemic’ of coronavirus and flu? A statement from Wade and Mackenzie Berzas reads as follows: “We will always be grateful for the thoughts and prayers offered on our behalf during this time of healing. "And I looked back and it was this big long, catastrophic thing. They made sure his family had hot meals to eat and that they didn't have to pay for any groceries. When he had gotten through his third Hail Mary, two men came toward him and helped him out of the field to sit down on the road nearby. He was still strapped into his seat. Wade Berzas, the sole survivor of a small plane crash in Lafayette on Saturday morning, is said to be in critical condition, according to the hospital treating him. There are things he used to be able to do that he can't now. A statement from Joey Barrios, MD, Burn Surgeon / Medical Director, Our Lady of Lourdes Burn Unit: “Wade exceeded every goal we set for him and progressed faster than we anticipated based on his initial injuries. More: Lourdes' Lafayette burn center treats it all, including Lafayette plane crash survivor. More: Lourdes' Lafayette burn center treats it all, including Lafayette plane crash survivor. This article originally appeared on Lafayette Daily Advertiser: 'Not today': Wade Berzas, sole survivor of Lafayette plane crash, describes crash, recovery, Like us on Facebook to see similar stories, Newsom signs law allowing transgender inmates to be placed in prison by their gender identity, 'Not today': Wade Berzas, sole survivor of Lafayette plane crash, describes crash, recovery, © Andre Broussard/Special to The Advertiser. Berzas was the only person to survive the plane wreck. LAFAYETTE, La. Berzas, along with families of two victims of the crash and a woman injured in the incident but who was not a passenger, have filed lawsuits in Lafayette Parish seeking damages from the plane's owners and the estate of the pilot. Thank you for allowing us the privacy we need to focus on the road ahead. LAFAYETTE, La. There was no flight data recorder, commonly known as a black box, the NTSB said. He turned to his old oil field training to escape. "The people of this community are amazing," Berzas said. "I expected that at some point the lights were just going to go off and I was going to die," he said. People don’t make it.". Neither knew how badly he was hurt, so she brought an overnight bag to the hospital. ", More: Lafayette plane crash: Witnesses describe fiery wreck that left 5 dead. Contact Ashley White at adwhite@theadvertiser.com or on Twitter @AshleyyDi. "It took everything I was feeling that moment, all that panic, and it kind of slowed it down," he said. First responders took Berzas to Our Lady of Lourdes to be treated on its Burn Unit. "It was kind of at that moment that I sat and I was able to look at just the grand scale of what had happened," he said. The hospital's waiting rooms filled with friends and loved ones offering prayer and support. More From The Daily Advertiser (Lafayette), Victims of the Lafayette plane crash: A 15-year-old, a mother, a pilot, a 'great friend,', in an interview for Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, Lafayette plane crash: Witnesses describe fiery wreck that left 5 dead, Lourdes' Lafayette burn center treats it all, including Lafayette plane crash survivor, have filed lawsuits in Lafayette Parish seeking damages. From the moment he started praying, Berzas said he felt peace. He walked what he said felt like a mile but was only about 10 feet, before collapsing to his knees in the muddy field. LAFAYETTE — Our 10 p.m. newscast with the latest details on Saturday's deadly plane crash in Lafayette: A small plane headed to the LSU game in Atlanta crashed … (KLFY) After being hospitalized for 52 days, Wade Berzas, the sole survivor of a plane crash in Lafayette last year, has been released from the hospital. (KLFY) After being hospitalized for 52 days, Wade Berzas, the sole survivor of a plane crash in Lafayette last year, has been released from the hospital. There was fire on one side and daylight on the other. More: Victims of the Lafayette plane crash: A 15-year-old, a mother, a pilot, a 'great friend,'. Copyright 2020 WAFB. "It's one of those things that can only happen through the grace of God," he said. Five others, including the pilot, died when it crashed shortly after takeoff from Lafayette Regional Airpot.

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