Dozens of individuals are useless after a regional jet collided with an Military Black Hawk helicopter Wednesday night time over Washington, D.C., officers mentioned, the nation’s first main industrial airline crash since 2009.
The plane went down within the frigid Potomac River, breaking into a number of items. The flight — which had departed from Wichita, Kansas — was approaching Reagan Nationwide Airport on the time of the collision, officers mentioned.
There have been no survivors within the crash, officers mentioned Thursday.
There have been 64 passengers aboard the airplane, and three Military troopers within the helicopter, in keeping with officers. The troopers, none of whom have been senior leaders, have been conducting a coaching mission, a protection official mentioned.
Amongst these misplaced within the crash have been 14 individuals who have been returning house from a nationwide determine skating improvement camp in Wichita, in keeping with Doug Zeghibe, the CEO and government director for the Skating Membership of Boston.
Emergency response models search the crash web site of the American Airways airplane on the Potomac River after the airplane crashed final night time on strategy to Reagan Nationwide Airport on January 30, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia.
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Six of the victims have been affiliated with the Skating Membership of Boston, Zeghibe mentioned.
“Skating is a tight-knit neighborhood the place mother and father and children come collectively 6 or 7 days every week to coach and work collectively. Everyone seems to be like household,” Zeghibe mentioned in a press release.
The U.S. Determine Skating group confirmed that “a number of members” of the skating neighborhood had been on the flight.
“We’re devastated by this unspeakable tragedy and maintain the victims’ households intently in our hearts,” the group mentioned. “We’ll proceed to watch the scenario and can launch extra info because it turns into obtainable.”
This is what we all know in regards to the victims thus far:
Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova
Russian determine skaters Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov performing on the Pairs occasion on the Determine Skating Championship finals in Paris.
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Vadim Naumov and Evgenia Shishkova, a married couple, have been additionally killed within the crash, in keeping with the Skating Membership of Boston.
Naumov and Shishkova, who have been determine skating coaches, have been world champions in pairs competitors in 1994.
They joined the membership in 2017, Zeghibe mentioned.
Jinna Han and Jin Han
Jinna Han is seen on this undated picture.
The Skating Membership of Boston
Jinna Han, a determine skater, and Jin Han, her mom, have been killed within the crash, in keeping with the Skating Membership of Boston.
Spencer Lane and Molly Lane
Spencer Lane is seen on this undated picture.
The Skating Membership of Boston
Skater Spencer Lane and his mom, Molly Lane, have been among the many victims, the Skating Membership of Boston mentioned.
Alexandr Kirsanov
Alexandr Kirsanov was a coach of two of the youth ice skaters on board, his spouse, Natalya Gudin, instructed ABC Information.
“I misplaced every little thing,” Gudin mentioned. “I misplaced my husband, I misplaced my college students, I misplaced my buddies.”
Gudin mentioned Kirsanov traveled with two youth skaters to attend a improvement camp in Kansas this week. Gudin, who additionally coaches college students along with her husband in Delaware, mentioned she stayed house to be with their different skaters.
She final spoke along with her husband as he boarded the flight on Wednesday, she mentioned.
“I want my husband again,” Gudin mentioned. “I want his physique again.”