10-Year-Old Burned In Philadelphia Plane Crash Closer To Coming Home After Almost 1 Year Of Treatment

CBS Philadelphia

November 20, 2025

In October, joy filled the halls of Shriners Children's Boston hospital as 10-year-old Ramesses Vasquez Viana celebrated his birthday surrounded by family that had gathered close, classmates who called in, and his mother, Jamie Vazquez Viana, who never left his side.

Ramesses is a fighter. He's already had 42 surgeries and several months of intensive treatment since a medical transport plane, which was carrying a former Shriners Children's Philadelphia patient, crashed and caused multiple fires in a Northeast Philadelphia neighborhood on Jan. 31, 2025.

Ramesses Vasquez Viana/CBS Philadelphia

Now the boy who captured Philadelphia's heart has taken his next big step: he's been moved to Weisman Children's Rehabilitation Hospital in Marlton, New Jersey, finally closer to home.

Ramesses Vasquez Viana celebrating with hospital staff/CBS Philadelphia

Ramesses Vasquez Viana during physical therapy/CBS Philadelphia

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