I was pleased to hear, but a little surprised that, according to the article, the captain found some more passengers on a final sweep. It would be tempting not

I was pleased to hear, but a little surprised that, according to the article, the captain found some more passengers on a final sweep. It would be tempting not to take the risk. Short of asking a pilot how they could make a calculated risk, I found the following. The International Society of Air Safety (9.11) notes that there "when practical, the commander may decide to check the entire passenger cabin before leaving the aeroplane." The section also notes some potential disadvantages of the flight crew helping with the evacuation. https://www.isasi.org/Documents/Library/raes-emergency-evacuation-of-commercial-passenger-aeroplanes-paper-second-edition-june-2020.pdf https://www.isasi.org/Documents/Library/raes-emergency-evacu...