DWTS professional Charlotte Jørgensen survives fatal Air Canada crash

Charlotte Jorgensen is counting her blessings after cheating death in last week’s fatal Air Canada crash, and she’s giving all the credit to the pilots who didn’t make it out alive.

The “Dancing With the Stars” alum revealed in an Instagram post that she was aboard Air Canada Flight 8646 when it crashed into a fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport on March 22… an accident that killed the captain. Antoine Forest and first officer Mackenzie Gunther.

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Jørgensen said she had just finished a “fabulous weekend in Montreal” before boarding the flight, not knowing it would turn into a life-changing ordeal.

She made it clear that she thought both pilots were heroes, writing that they made “the ultimate sacrifice so that we could all live,” adding that she felt indebted to them and kept their families in her thoughts.

Immediately afterwards, Charlotte says the adrenaline took over and she “didn’t feel anything”, but reality has since hit hard.

The dancer says the days following the accident have been “physically, mentally and emotionally difficult” as she begins to understand what happened.

She’s now back home, surrounded by family, and says she’s taking time to heal while expressing gratitude for the outpouring of support, even sending fans a “warm hug” in her post.

As we reported…the plane was carrying 72 passengers and four crew members when it collided with a Port Authority fire truck on the trail. Dozens of people were hospitalized, but most have since been released.