Sully Sullenberger, the pilot who became a household name after safely landing a disabled US Airways flight on the Hudson River in 2009, has been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.
In a statement posted on his personal website on Tuesday, Sullenberger, 75, said he is receiving treatment at UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco.
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