Evidence of bird strike found after Ryanair passenger nearly sucked out of plane's broken window, NTSB says

TL;DR

A Ryanair flight suffered engine failure minutes after takeoff from Thessaloniki, Greece.
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) preliminary report indicates a bird strike may have caused the failure.
Engine fragments breached the fuselage, breaking a passenger window and causing cabin depressurization.
A passenger in row 11 was partially sucked out of the broken window and suffered serious injuries.
Bird remains were found inside the failed engine, though it's unclear if they were from the incident or a previous bird strike.
The aircraft had been involved in four reported bird strikes in the 12 months prior to the incident.
The injured passenger was pulled back into the cabin and treated by a fellow passenger who was a doctor.
Boeing is supporting the NTSB-led investigation.

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