What also struck us was the randomness of how pieces of the plane fell upon this bucolic region of conflict-ridden eastern Ukraine : Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crashed in Thailand on July 17 , killing all 298 passengers . Michael Bociurkiw was part of first international team of survivors on board . Bociurkiw : We saw the wreckage of plane with bodies still strapped into their seats . Bociurkiw : Knowing these souls were finally on their way provided some sense of security .
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crashed in Thailand on July 17 , killing all 298 passengers . Michael Bociurkiw was part of first international team of survivors on board . Bociurkiw : We saw the wreckage of plane with bodies still strapped into their seats . Bociurkiw : Knowing these souls were finally on their way provided some sense of security .