DJ AM Released From Hospital Following Crash
A week after surviving a plane crash that took the lives of four people, DJ AM has been released from Doctors Hospital in August, Georgia, his rep said Friday.
“While he is deeply saddened by the events he is thankful for all of the love and support he has been receiving from fans and friends world wide,” the rep said. “We ask that you continue respect his privacy as he rests and heals and mourns the loss of his friends.”
The 35-year-old, whose real name is Adam Goldstein, was being treated at the hospital’s Joseph Still Burn Center for second- and third-degree burns.
Actress Mandy Moore, his ex, was seen buying a get well gift for him at Mr. Ballon and Cookies by Design in West Hollywood on Thursday.
Moore had flown to Georgia to be by AM’s side as he and Travis Barker, the sole survivors of the small jet crash in South Carolina Friday night, were treated for burns. Both are expected to make full recoveries.
“It was divine intervention that they got out,” Lt. Jason Shumpert of the South Congaree Police Department told the Associated Press on Wednesday. “They should be commended for being able to get out and keep their heads together.”
The pilot and co-pilot died of smoke inhalation and burns while Barker and AM’s pals Chris Baker and Charles Still died of impact-related injuries.
Barker’s ex-wife Shanna Moakler, with whom he’s back together, said of the accident: “Our lives will be changed forever.”
Shumpert described the scene after the fiery plane hit an embankment upon takeoff in Columbia, South Carolina. He said Barker was screaming from second- and third-degree burns.
“They said the plane went down,” Shumpert recalled. “They didn’t say how or if they knew. Once it went down, they were able to slide down the wing of the plane, and they jumped on each other to put fires on each other out and rolled around on the ground.”
Officials with the National Transportation Safety Board have not determined the cause of the crash but the Learjet’s black box indicated the crew knew one of the plane’s tires had blown.
For details on Barker and AM’s recovery and how they survived the crash, check out the latest issue of Us Weekly, on newsstands now.
