--- description: A Philadelphia Amtrak crash survivor is being mocked on Twitter for complaining about her lost violin. title: Survivor's Tweet About Violin Lost in Amtrak Crash Sparks Outrage image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Accident](/tag/accident/) ## Accident Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Survivor's Tweet About Violin Lost in Amtrak Crash Sparks Outrage ## Video: Know Right Now: Amtrak Train Derails in Philadelphia [Watch (HLS stream): Know Right Now: Amtrak Train Derails in Philadelphia](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/DYs6Ioeq.m3u8) (1:05)  _Published 2015-05-13. Know Right Now: Amtrak Train Derails in Philadelphia_  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent May 13, 2015 2:11 PM CUT  by [Justin Worland](/author/justin-worland/)  ## Justin Worland Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Senior Correspondent May 13, 2015 2:11 PM CUT Survivors of tragedies like [Tuesday’s Amtrak train derailment](http://time.com/3856714/amtrak-crash-philadelphia/ "undefined") usually elicit messages of sympathy—but instead, crash survivor Jennifer Kim is being mocked for complaining about her lost violin. “Thanks a lot for derailing my train,” she tweeted at Amtrak through her account @vinoviolin, according to [reports](http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/amtrak-passenger-criticised-on-twitter-over-lost-violin-tweet-after-fatal-philadelphia-crash-10246083.html "undefined"). “Can I please get my violin back from the 2nd car of the train?” The tweet, as well as Kim’s entire Twitter account, was deleted after sparking criticism from Twitter users. > [](https://twitter.com/MK12679/status/598337132952977408) > [](https://twitter.com/UrbanDaveJax/status/598322846859800576) But many others were more inclined to cut her some slack given that she had just survived a deadly train crash. > [](https://twitter.com/marcambinder/status/598318149302243328) Kim did not immediately respond to a request for comment Wednesday morning. ### See Photos of the Amtrak Train Crash in Philadelphia  Emergency personnel work the scene of the Amtrak train wreck on May 12, 2015 in Philadelphia. Joseph Kaczmarek—AP  Emergency personnel work the scene of the Amtrak train wreck on May 12, 2015 in Philadelphia. Joseph Kaczmarek—AP  Emergency personnel help a passenger at the scene of the Amtrak train wreck on May 12, 2015 in Philadelphia. Joseph Kaczmarek—AP  Rescue workers climb into the wreckage of a derailed Amtrak train to search for victims in Philadelphia on May 12, 2015. Bryan Woolston—Reuters  Emergency personnel work the scene of a train wreck on May 12, 2015, in Philadelphia. Joseph Kaczmarek—AP  Emergency personnel work the scene of the Amtrak train wreck on May 12, 2015 in Philadelphia. Joseph Kaczmarek—AP  A crime scene investigator looks inside a train car after a train wreck on May 12, 2015, in Philadelphia. Joseph Kaczmarek—AP  A police officer takes a seat near the wreckage of an Amtrak passenger train which derailed in Philadelphia on May 12, 2015. Mark Makela—Getty Images  Officials survey the site of a derailed Amtrak train in Philadelphia on May 13, 2015. 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