It is with heavy hearts that we mourn the loss of Antoine Forest and Mackenzie Gunther

[Swede]

They look so young.



https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz67jq0enwpo

[Skittles]

1. oh my

[Spazito]

2. Very sad...

My heart goes out to their loved ones and friends.

[Drum]

3. ...

🇨🇦

[Irish_Dem]

4. They look so young. They had their whole lives ahead of them.

[MustLoveBeagles]

5. Cross gently

[2naSalit]

6. RIP...

[montanacowboy]

7. Such Handsome Young Men

So young, so sad.

[Chicagogrl1]

16. Handsome & Smart & Talented

[democrank]

8. Heartbreaking

They had so much life ahead. So sad.

[yorkster]

9. Heartbreaking.

[Ilsa]

10. Beautiful gentlemen. I'm sure they

both have many friends and loved ones at their age.

[Alice Kramden]

11. Tragic

[niyad]

12. Requiescat in pace.

Geez, Mackenzie looks like he is still in high school.

[highplainsdem]

14. Possibly still in his early 20s. He graduated from a 4-year honors aviation program in 2023. So tragic

that these young pilots lost their lives.

[niyad]

17. Yes, it is.

[cab67]

36. Antoine looks like about half of the male students in my undergraduate class.

[sinkingfeeling]

13. A terrible loss.

[MaineNative]

15. My heart is heavy with sorrow.....

Two young men at the start of their journeys only to have it taken away in an instant.
I am sure the controller will bear this enormous burden for the remainder of this life.

I’ve spent 47 years working in this field, part of it with the FAA and I can state with certainty after retiring a few months ago that I’ve never seen the environment as low as it is now. It’s as if the Administration wants to drown and privatize it. The “probable cause” will be issued but these two young men’s families won’t find any solace in an NTSB report, but we can honor them and keep their fires burning but getting involved in what ever way we can.

[Grim Chieftain]

18. My heart breaks

May the angels light their way...

[AllaN01Bear]

19. ""

[sheshe2]

20. So very young.

[OMGWTF]

22. I blame T💩p -- there have been almost 200 aircraft incidents since he took office.

[Pinback]

23. Damn. (nt)

[gademocrat7]

24. Tragic loss

[LoisB]

25. To their families, friends, and country: We are so sorry. Rest in Peace young men.

[calimary]

26. WAY too young to lose.

Antoine and Mackenzie.

Gone too soon.



Dammit.



Kinda makes you heartsick.

[Deuxcents]

27. 💐💐Sincere condolences

[littlemissmartypants]

28. ...

[hamsterjill]

29. Such a tragic loss.

No words. I hope their families and friends find comfort as time passes. Gut wrenching.

[Cha]

30. So Heartbreaking .. 💔 ☮️🌻🕯️🕊️💜 ☮️🌻🕯️🕊️💜

Of course I don't know them but I'm crying like they're Dear to me. 💔 ☮️🌻🕯️🕊️💜

And, now seeing their pictures.. it's even more heartbreaking. They are so young and full of the joys of life there.

It was such a stupid tragic accident. I'm so sorry it happened.

Mahalo for this Swede.. I was looking for news of them today.. and somehow I missed this until just now.

[Delphinus]

31. ...

[dawn5651]

32. both antoine and mackenzie were in their 30's....rest in peace gentlemen.

[70sEraVet]

33. A tragic waste.

I hope the folks who were injured in that accident fully recover.

[FakeNoose]

34. They didn't deserve this!

Rest in Peace. Condolences to their loves ones .....

[dlilafae]

35. 💧

💙 🔚 the chaos 🔜

[bluevoter4life]

37. ATC here

My heart breaks for the pilots, the truck drivers, and my fellow controllers. All, and their families, had the single worst night of their lives. It is easy to assign fault to this incident, but the blame lies solely with the FAA. Our airspace system is crumbling before our eyes. This is not a safe time to fly.