News 'Thank God Alan is in hospital. We are praying': Wife of Brazilian footballer who survived Colombian plane disaster reveals her relief her husband is alive

The wife of a Brazilian defender who was on the plane that crashed in Colombia has spoken of her relief after her husband survived. The chartered plane crashed outside the city of Medellin last night killing 75 and leaving just six survivors. Alan Ruschel, 27, who was on loan to Chapecoense from Internacional, was the first player named as a survivor. His wife Moa wrote on Instagram: 'Thank God Alan is in the hospital. We are praying for everyone who wasn't saved.'