Harrison Ford Rescuer Describes Actor at Plane Crash Scene: ‘He Was Moaning and in Pain’ (Video)
Spinal surgeon Sanjay Khurana spoke to ”Good Morning America“ about the dramatic rescue effort after the ”Star Wars“ actor’s plane crash landed at a golf course
Spinal surgeon Sanjay Khurana says Harrison Ford “was moaning and in pain” when he reached the actor’s WWII-era plane that crash landed at a golf course in Venice, Calif. on Thursday.
“He was stunned a bit,” Khurana, who was one of the first responders to the accident, added during an interview with “Good Morning America” on Friday.
“You don’t go golfing expecting to see an airplane crash and to help extract someone and realize it’s someone you know from the movies, right? It’s fairly bizarre,” Khurana said. “But as a surgeon, I’ve been practicing for almost over a decade now, you deal with urgent situations. So you have to do your best for someone in distress.”
Despite being taken aback after recognizing the 72-year-old actor, Khurana said he tried to get Ford “out of the plane in a semi-urgent manner because the fuel was leaking.”
Luckily, the plane did not catch fire after the crash. Khurana and other first responders stabilized Ford’s neck and checked his breathing. Ford was able to walk away from the crash, but suffered wounds to his head and face.
Paramedics arrived quickly and transported Ford to the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center. He is expected to make a full recovery.
Ford, an avid aviator, had just taken off from nearby Santa Monica Airport and requested a return before the aircraft crashed, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Harrison Ford and 9 Other Notable Hollywood Pilots (Photos)
Harrison Ford is an avid aviator and longtime tenant of Santa Monica Airport before his crash on March 5. The "Indiana Jones" actor was even among those who filed a federal complaint with the FAA to keep the airport open last year.
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Hilary Swank got the flying bug while filming "Amelia" in 2009, and she enrolled in flight school at the Santa Monica airport as soon as the Earhart biopic wrapped.
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Angelina Jolie learned to fly at Santa Monica Airport and credited adopted son Maddox for her desire to learn because he was obsessed with planes as a three-year-old.
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Tom Cruise earned his action star status in "Top Gun," so it's natural that he got his pilot's license in 1994 (even though, in real life the 5'7" actor is too short to be a Navy pilot).
Multi-millionaire supermodel, married to the Super Bowl MVP and a helicopter pilot -- is there anything Gisele Bundchen can't do? The Brazilian beauty even learned to fly while she was pregnant.
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John Travolta is such an aviation fanatic that his house in Florida is a fully-functioning airport with two runways. The Qantas "ambassador-at-large" even has a Boeing 707 in his backyard.
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Kurt Russell's grandfather was an aerobatic pilot and the actor has followed in his footsteps. "Flying has taught me more about who I really am than anything I’ve ever done," says Russell. "I take very calculated risks."
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"American Sniper" director Clint Eastwood is an experienced pilot, and the 84-year-old has even been known to fly a helicopter just to avoid traffic.
Morgan Freeman didn't even get his pilot's license until he was 65, and has owned at least three aircrafts since including two Cessna Citations.
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After the ”Star Wars“ actor crashes his plane at a golf course in Venice, California, TheWrap looks at other stars who learned to fly
Harrison Ford is an avid aviator and longtime tenant of Santa Monica Airport before his crash on March 5. The "Indiana Jones" actor was even among those who filed a federal complaint with the FAA to keep the airport open last year.