Splash! I had plummeted into the warmth of the Pacific Ocean, fully clothed clutching hard onto my hand luggage, which was the only thing I had managed to claim off the now sinking plane, apart from the lifejacket.

... Splash! I had plummeted into the warmth of the Pacific Ocean, fully clothed clutching hard onto my hand luggage, which was the only thing I had managed to claim off the now sinking plane, apart from the lifejacket which I had thrown over my head in the chaos of the crash-landing. I knew anytime soon that the fuel tanks would catch fire and then it was only a matter of time before the plane would explode. So I knew I had to move as quickly as possible away from the wreckage. Whilst the plane was nose- diving towards the water, I had noticed a small tropical island out on the horizon and thought I would have to swim towards it, as the island wasn't that far away. Back in England, I was on a swimming team and had previously done lifesaving so swimming distances in clothes was an easy task.

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