‘DWTS’ alum recounts surviving deadly Air Canada runway collision

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“Dancing with the Stars” pro Charlotte Jørgensen is sharing her account of the Air Canada runway collision, which ended with the deaths of two pilots, who have been credited with saving everyone else on board.

, 54, on Sunday shared a photo of the mangled Air Canada Express plane, as she commemorated a week since the deadly incident and paid tribute to the “By now, probably most of you have heard of the collision that happened with a firetruck on the runway.

I owe my life to two brave souls Captain Antoine Forest and First Officer Mackenzie Gunther — they made the ultimate sacrifice so that we all could live,” wrote Jørgensen. “I am indebted to them and my thoughts are with their families.”Wilderness near Truckee closed after fatal plane crashThough Jørgensen “felt nothing” in the immediate aftermath, which she credited to “adrenaline … rushing through my body,” she said she’s been struggling “physically, mentally and emotionally” in the “tough” days since and “will be taking time to heal.” Jørgensen, who has appeared on ten episodes of the ABC dancing competition since 2005, thanked her “family” from the show for their “care and concern.”spoke of having felt the jolt of braking upon landing in Queens, just before a Port Authority fire truck crossed paths with the flight at 11:35 p.m. on March 22, Hundreds of delays and cancellations upended the airport in the two days following the collision, whose cause is still under investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board.This Sacramento suburb is booming. Here's what you don't want to missNo Kings may have broken national record, but Bay Area numbers appear to lag from earlier protests Swalwell accuses President Donald Trump, Kash Patel of trying to influence California governor's raceDUI arrest for teen in fatal San Jose collisionAsking Eric: I think I know why her boyfriend hasn't proposed

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