JACKIE PFLUG TO SHARE HER STORY WITH LAKES AUDIENCES:
SHOT AND LEFT FOR DEAD!

During 1985, Jackie Pflug, was flying to Cairo, Egypt from Athens, Greece. Ten minutes into EgyptAir Flight #648, three terrorists, calling themselves “The Egypt Revolution,” hijacked her flight.

A gun battle ensued as the terrorists took control of the flight at an altitude of 35,000 feet. They were forced to land in Valetta, Malta. The terrorists began to execute one passenger every 15 minutes until their demands for fuel were met.

Like four passengers before her, she was shot in the head at point blank range, execution style, thrown from the plane onto the tarmac and left for dead. For five hours, she drifted in and out of consciousness until an airport grounds crew retrieved her body on its way to the morgue. Fifty-nine passengers died during the ordeal.

Jackie lived to tell her story of how she has adapted to the effects of being shot in the head and her resulting brain injury, which includes impaired vision and short-term memory loss.

Today, Jackie sees things quite differently. This experience has opened her eyes to many obstacles that consume people’s lives and careers. She has learned to look beyond obstacles and focus on what really matters.

Her presentation, “The Courage to Succeed,” Course #39855P, will be open to the public at Village West, Thursday, June 9, at 7 p.m. Call Iowa Lakes Community College, 800-252-5664 or 712-362-7231, to preregister as seating is limited.