In the aftermath, as firefighters moved through the wreckage and the injured were helped into waiting ambulances, the realization slowly spread that the two people who had guided them through the chaos were gone. Stories began to circulate: Antoine Forest biking at sunrise before early flights, Mackenzie Gunther studying checklists long after training sessions ended. For many, survival now feels tied to choices made in those final seconds—by two pilots whose last acts, they believe, were to protect everyone but themselves.
