Brazilian footballers who survived Colombian plane crash disaster return to the site where 77 people died to pay thanks for the 'miracle' that saved their lives

The devastating plane crash on 28 November 2016 killed 77 people, including 19 Chapecoense players
The first team were on a charter flight travelling to play the biggest match in the history of the club
Goalkeeper Jackson Follman, defender Helio Zampier Neto and left back Alan Ruschel survived the disaster
They have made an emotional return to the scene of the crash near the city of Medellin in Colombia

This is the emotional moment three Brazilian footballers who survived a devastating plane crash that killed 19 of their team mates returned to the scene of the disaster.
Chapecoense goalkeeper Jackson Follmann, who lost part of his leg in the accident, and players Helio Zampier Neto and Alan Ruschel were among six team members who survived the crash on 28 November last year, on a hillside near Medellin international airport in Colombia.
The club's first team were on a charter flight travelling to play the first leg of the 2016 Copa Sudamericana final against Atlético Nacional, a match that was seen as the biggest in the history of the club, when their plane ran out of gas and crashed.
Last night, the three players returned to the still-scarred hillside where a Brazilian flag, flowers and a makeshift shrine have been left in memory of the 77 passengers and crew who were killed. An oxygen mask from the stricken plane has also been left at the crash site.


Goalkeeper Follmann was helped by rescuers as he made his way to the shrine.
A makeshift altar full of crosses and flowers stood where the plane's fuselage broke into two a short distance from Medellin's airport, killing all but six of those aboard.

'I had to see this for myself to know what happened,' Follmann said, standing in heavy rainfall that provided a somber tone to the visit. 'It was a miracle of God.'
Later, residents of nearby La Union filled the small town's plaza for a heartfelt tribute to the team, providing the survivors with flowers and even some personal objects salvaged from the crash site.

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Brazilian footballers Helio Zampier Neto (right), Alan Ruschel (left) and Jackson Follmann who survived a plane crash that killed 19 of their team mates have returned to the scene of the disaster

Players returned to the still-scarred hillside where a Brazilian flag, flowers and a makeshift shrine have been left in memory of the 77 passengers and crew who were killed

Goalkeeper Follmann (third from right), who lost part of his leg in the accident, had to be helped by rescuers as he made his way to the shrine

Neto (left), who was one of six to survive the crash, returns to the scene of the disaster last night