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Karen Wielinski still can't believe plane crashed into her home

Karen Wielinski talks to reporters
WBFO News photo by Eileen Buckley
Karen Wielinski talks to reporters

By Eileen Buckley

Cheektowaga, NY – Flight 3407 families gathered at the Millennium Hotel in Cheektowaga to watch the NTSB board meeting. That included one of the survivors on the ground, Karen Wielinski.

WBFO'S Eileen Buckley spent the day at the hotel to talk with some of the family members.

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