Captain Sully, pilot of ‘Miracle on the Hudson’, reveals Alzheimer’s disease0

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• July 15, 2026

The heroic pilot who safely abandoned a crashed plane into a New York City river in 2009 has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Captain Chesley ‘Sully’ Sullenberger III, 75, shared the update on his personal website, writing that he was recently diagnosed and is in an early stage. “For now, this means I may not