Chapecoense survivor Alan Ruschel leaves hospital 18 days After Plane Crash

Alan Ruschel, a survivor of the Chapcoense air disaster, has been discharged from hospital 18 days after the tragic crash which killed 19 of his team-mates.

The Brazilian left back was seen leaving the Unimed hospital in Chapeco on Friday to cheers and applause from a waiting crowd, stepping out of his wheelchair before jumping into a car to depart. Ruschel is one of just six survivors of the plane crash that killed 71 people in Colombia last month. See another picture after the cut...

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