Anthonius Gunawan Agung, a 21-year-old air traffic controller, has died after staying in the control tower to guide a passenger plane to safety during the earthquake in Indonesia last week. Agung made sure that the plane had safely lifted off before he jumped from the crumbling control tower at Palu Airport. He broke his legs, arms, and ribs and died from internal injuries on his way to the hospital. The pilot of the plane, Ricoseta Mafella, told BuzzFeed News people told him Agung refused to leave his post and stayed in the tower waiting for his plane to take off safely. “In this difficult time, during the split seconds of decisions, he waited for me until I was safe before he jumped,” Mafella said. “That’s why I call him my guardian angel.”
“Batik 6231 runaway 33 clear for take off” this was his last transmission to the pilot, Mafella
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