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Police: Ex-Blink 182 Drummer Detailed Plane Escape

September 24th, 2008 2:32pm EDT  Post a comment    Read 5 comments   Add to My News

Travis BarkerCOLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - A South Carolina police officer says he listened in disbelief as two men he saw running from blazing plane wreckage described how they escaped the inferno.

Lt. Josh Shumpert said Wednesday he later learned the men were former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and celebrity disc jockey DJ AM. Shumpert had kept the badly burned men talking as they waited for medical help Friday night after the crash in Columbia.

The musicians were the only survivors. Two pilots and two passengers were killed.

Barker told Shumpert they slid down the plane's wings before rolling around on the ground to put out flames on their clothing. He said Barker was screaming and seemed to be in intense pain.

The investigation continues.

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