Wrecking Ball hitmaker Miley Cyrus "nearly died" after her plane was forced to make an emergency lightening after it was struck by lightning on Tuesday, according to her older sister, who was travelling with her. The Hannah Montana starlet, 29, was flying with her entourage and sister Brandi Cyrus from Bogota, Columbia to the Paraguayan capital city of Asuncion, where she was due to perform as part of her Attention Tour, when the bad weather struck.
However, the star ended up cancelling her performance following
the terrifying incident.
Brandi has now spoken about how the group
"almost died".
Addressing her one million Instagram followers,
Brandi said: "I’m going to try not to be dramatic but we almost died."
She
went on to drink a glass of champagne while close friend Val Pina shouted
"bottoms up", before Brandi emphasised again that they "literally almost
died".
She went on: "We just landed in I don’t even know where, 200 miles
away from where we’re supposed to land and because lightning struck the plane
so bottoms up!”
In a later story, Brandi also wrote: "Just wanted
to let everyone know that we are safe and sound!
"We spent all day
and night travelling so taking the day to recharge and relax.
"Getting
caught in the storm was very scary, but we are all so thankful that the pilots
and flight crew handled everything perfectly and got us safely on the ground!"
she ended her story.
Brandi's update comes after her sister Miley shared a terrifying
video of the plane making an emergency landing, alongside footage of a
dramatic flash of lightning at the window.
Miley took to Twitter
and shared the moment her plane was struck mid-flight.
A lightning
flash could be seen, which caused the plane to shake.
