my name is george lamson. i live in the united states. was 17 years old at the time of the accident. all the people on that flight died, including my father. >> well, he sends letters out to hopefully like get a response in return. but usually it comes out not getting any. and he gets disappointed. [ speaking in french ] >> what's that? i hope you're not going out there. >> i don't know. >> i wrote an e-mail to cecelia once. and she's the one that i knew most about because it happened so close to when my accident happened. i felt so bad for her, a 4-year-old girl lost her entire family. i got a reply back. and then i never heard from her again. so i respected her privacy and stayed away. >> i have read about other sole survivors, especially that little girl two years ago, bahia. i read about one woman who like her plane crashed into like the forest and she had to survive for a few days. when i read about things like that, it makes me feel almost inferior. like she had to work to survive and i just woke up in a hospital. i just lied there

in 1988 george lamson then 17 years old remembers what it was like in the mi had chaos while galaxy airlines. >> the pilot said we're going down and hit the ground pretty hard. i thought i was dead and i didn't know if i was alive or not. and a plane blew up and knocked me down and i ran as fast as i could. >> reporter: there may be ways to help ensure you could survive the unthinkable. studies show passengers sitting near the aisle and within five rows of an exit are more likely to make it out alive. what's amazing about these kids now adults is that almost all say while they live with survivor's guilt and devastating loss, they have found in many cases peace and purpose to their lives. cecelia cichan says she's living her happiest life and we certainly wish the same path to recovery for little sailor. >> i remember i covered cecelia and that plane crash and they identified her by the nail polish that her grandmother had put on her fingernails before they got on the airplane. that's how family members were able to identify her in the hospital. pretty incredible. thank you. >> we do share yo