In August 1987, Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashed seconds after taking off from Detroit, erupting into flames and killing 154 people on board and two more on the ground. Amid the devastation, rescue workers found something they never expected: 4-year-old Cecelia Cichan, still strapped into her seat, alive. She was the sole survivor, discovered buried in wreckage and shielded by the seat that held her. Cecelia lost her parents and brother in the crash—but she survived a disaster no one else d