THE STADIUM EXIT: A father and son celebrate a major baseball game, completely unaware of the atmospheric trap waiting… NT
A thrilling night at Busch Stadium watching the St. Louis Cardinals take on the Milwaukee Brewers was supposed to end with a smooth flight home to Arkansas. Jimmy Don Lewis and his 22-year-old son boarded their Beech 95-B55 aircraft, still buzzing from the energy of the stadium.
Within minutes of takeoff, their joyful sports getaway collided with a sudden wall of severe weather over Illinois, transforming a celebratory return trip into a devastating, high-speed impact in an open field.
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