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DWTS Pro Charlotte Jorgensen's Air Canada Crash Survival

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Dancing With the Stars pro Charlotte Jorgensen survived a harrowing Air Canada crash, praising the pilots who lost their lives saving others. Jorgensen, who was on flight 8646, shared her experience on Instagram, highlighting the physical and emotional toll. Fans and her DWTS family expressed support, recalling her second-place finish in season one with partner John OHurley. Jorgensen is now recovering at home, as the NTSB investigates the cause of the crash.

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DWTS Pro Charlotte Jorgensen's Air Canada Crash Survival

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Canada News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!DWTS Pro Charlotte Jorgensen's Air Canada Crash Survival. Machine-transcribed; use the interactive transcript above to jump the player to any line.

It's March 31st, I'm Cory with the story. This is Canada News Today, driven by AI. Former Dancing with the Stars, pro Charlotte Jorgensen beat the odds in that scary air Canada crash at LaGuardia Airport on March 22nd. The 54-year-old dancer was on flight 8646 when it slammed into a fire truck right on the runway, killing the two pilots who pulled off a heroic move to save everyone else on board. Then opened up on Instagram about the wild ride, saying adrenaline blocked out the impact, but the days after hit hard physically and, emotionally, she gave major props to Captain Antoine Forest, 30 years old, and first officer Mackenzie Gunter, 24, calling them brave souls who made the ultimate sacrifice. Fans and her Dancing with the Stars crew flooded her post with love, from partner John O'Hurley's family sharing pilot worries to fellow dancers, sending prayers. Back in season 1, she and O'Hurley grabbed second place and even won a bonus showdown

against the champs. More than three dozen folks got treated for injuries, including firefighters and a flight attendant tossed onto the tarmac, but who made it through. The fire truck had clearance to cross just seconds before touchdown, turning a routine landing into chaos. Jorgensen's now healing up at home with family support, grateful for the outpouring and her DWTS fans' concern while the national transportation. Safety board digs into what went wrong.

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