Boy Who Protected Sister From Plane Crash Debris Is Making ‘Miraculous’ Recovery

Boy Who Protected Sister From Plane Crash Debris Is Making ‘Miraculous’ Recovery
Damaged structures in the aftermath of a fatal small plane crashed in Philadelphia on Feb. 3, 2025. Matt Rourke/AP Photo
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PHILADELPHIA—A 10-year-old boy has been making a “miraculous” recovery after protecting his younger sister from the flying debris of a medical transport plane that crashed in Philadelphia last week, his family said.

“Daddy, did I save my sister?” was one of the first things Trey Howard asked his father after he woke up following emergency brain surgery, Andre Howard Jr. said. He had gone out for donuts with three of his kids when the plane crashed Friday night, he said.