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Lubitz was consulting 5 docs PASSENGER THANKS PILOT

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London, April 6: Recent investigat­ions have found out that Germanwing­s copilot Andreas Lubitz was seeing an ‘astonishin­g’ number of doctors before he downed a plane into the French Alps, The Independen­t said.

Lubitz, 27, was consulting at least five doctors, Der Spiegel said, including psychiatri­c specialist­s and a neurologis­t. “For a young man he consulted an astonishin­g number of doctors,” an investigat­or said.

Five separate practices have so far handed their informatio­n on Lubitz to investigat­ors and more may yet come forward. He had been signed off work for unspecifie­d medical reasons on the fortnight around 24 March, the day of the disaster, but officials previously said ripped up letters found at his home London, April 6: A woman, Bethanie, travelling in a flight between Spain and England thanked the pilot,Jai Dillon, Huffington Post said. The note of the woman has gone viral on social media also. The handwritte­n message refers to the recent Germanwing­s tragedy in the French Alps, which claimed 150 lives, and is described by the flier as an attempt to “reach out”, “extend a compassion­ate hand”. “Thank you for taking me home. Thank you for doing so safely. — Agencies suggested he hid his illness from employers. Lubitz was treated for “suicidal ten- dencies” before he qualified, Dusseldorf officials confirmed. — Agencies

 ??  ?? Bethanie’s letter to the pilot has gone viral.
Bethanie’s letter to the pilot has gone viral.

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