It looks like it wasn’t just the film’s heroes whose deaths were changed in that process either, based on the latest details released about one of the early Rogue One script drafts.
He survived the blast and they pulled him up and brought him to the Star Destroyer to report to Vader.
There’s been a fair amount of noise about the alternate versions of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story that emerged throughout the development and shooting process for the film.
“They tore him out of the rubble and they brought him back. When they’re going over the ruins, he somehow survived.