Originally Posted by
Trim Stab
That sounds a likely tale...
So did the fisherman happen to have diving goggles with him? Or has he some magical ability to see clearly underwater without them, and special eyes that can also see in the murky muddy waters of Lake Viictoria? And as for smashing an aircraft door open with a rowing oar....
The fuselage was only a few feet under water, so it's entirely possible that the fisherman in question could get close enough to the flight deck windows to be able to see and communicate with the occupants.
As for the reported role of the locals in rescuing passengers, the fact that 24 lived, and the interviews with the survivors both seem perfectly consistent with that.