MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — ValuJet Flight 592 departed on May 11, 1996, from Miami International Airport to Atlanta and crashed in the Florida Everglades, killing 105 passengers and 5 crew members.
To mark the 30th anniversary, Helene McDowell and Christen Cherry were among the grieving relatives who met for a ceremony at the ValuJet 592 Memorial off Tamiami Trail.
“I think being here has been very cathartic … I was the one that dropped her off at the airport that day, and it has always been a source of guilt for me,” McDowell said about her late mother…