[Robert A Cook PE]

That's a shame he died. But courage (to try to leave) gets trumped by physics.

(But how could somebody expect to survive for hours at -30/-40 degrees, much less expect to breathe at 35,000 feet for that long?)

[RightWhale]

That's a shame he died.

That is allegedly died. In fact, so far you are the only one to suggest he died. Do you know something?