The moving final moments of a young South Korean boy gazing thoughtfully out of an airplane window are now spreading rapidly across the internet, resonating with countless hearts.

This young passenger was just moments away from a tragic event—a devastating plane crash at Muan International Airport that claimed the lives of 179 innocent passengers.

The young boy, only three years old, was the youngest among the flight’s attendees to lose his life in such a catastrophic event. The little one, together with his parents, was traveling back home from what was meant to be a joyful holiday.

The ill-fated flight, operated by Jeju Airline, tragically veered off course at Muan Airport, eventually colliding with a massive concrete barrier, which transformed the aircraft into a devastating fireball.

This calamitous event unfolded on a Sunday when the plane’s landing gear failed to deploy. Among the 181 passengers aboard the Boeing jet, nearly all perished in the accident. Remarkably, only two cabin crew members, a man and a woman, were miraculously retrieved alive from the wreckage.

Further information revealed that five of the victims, among others caught in the disaster, were children under the age of 10. Many were tourists enthused from their travels in South Korea, returning home with fond memories.

Ongoing investigations aim to uncover the causes behind the crash, including whether a bird strike might have contributed to the landing gear’s malfunction. Moreover, questions remain regarding the pilot’s decision to land the plane at full speed along the midpoint of the runway, which ultimately led to the catastrophic impact with the airport’s outer barrier.