Even so, he still considers himself lucky. He told both outlets that others were in much worse pain than he was, while he suffered whiplash and was waiting to learn whether he had a concussion.

Jack Cabot recounting the harrowing experience as a passenger. | Source: YouTube/Fox News
And in a line that sounds almost impossibly resilient after a night like that, he also made clear he has no intention of letting define him. Asked when he would fly again, his answer was simple: “As soon as I can. I don’t want to let this get in the way of my life.”
That may be the most startling thing of all: Not just that Cabot survived, but that after those “crazy 12 seconds,” after the bang, the blood, and the wreckage, what stayed with him most was the sight of strangers refusing to abandon one another.
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