A tragic mid-air collision between an American Airlines flight and a military helicopter resulted in the loss of 67 lives, with no survivors expected. The crash claimed the lives of 64 passengers on the flight and 3 crew members on the helicopter.
Officials confirmed that there are no survivors expected after an American Airlines flight carrying 64 passengers collided mid-air with a military helicopter on Wednesday evening. The tragic incident resulted in the loss of 67 lives, with 41 bodies recovered from the wreckage. A comprehensive list of confirmed victims from both the flight and the helicopter has been released.Among the victims are seven friends from Southern Maryland who were returning from a duck hunting trip to Kansas.
Jesse Pitcher, Tommy Clagget, Mikey Stovall, Jon Boyd, Steve Johnson, Charles McDaniel, and Alex Huffman tragically perished in the crash. Furthermore, 14 members of the skating community, including six passengers from the Skating Club Boston, were confirmed to have been on board the flight, which was en route from Wichita to Reagan Airport. They were returning home after attending the National Development Camp in connection with the recent U.S. Figure Skating Championships in Wichita.The skaters included sisters Everly and Alydia Livingston from the D.C. area, who had previously appeared on FOX 5 DC. They skated at Ashburn Ice House. Their parents, Peter and Donna Livingston, were also on the flight. Virginia figure skater Franco Aparicio and his father Luciano from Dunn Loring were also aboard. Franco was known for his impressive butterfly and Y spin skating moves. Another skater, Brielle Beyer, and her mother Justyna from Aldie, Virginia, were also passengers on the flight. The young and talented figure skater Olivia Ter, a 12-year-old member of the Prince George’s County Tucker Road Ice Rink, lost her life in the crash. Olivia was one of only four elite youth skaters from the region attending the U.S. Figure Skating National Development Camp.Other skaters who perished in the crash include 16-year-old Edward Zhou, who was traveling with his parents, Kiyan and Joe. Cory Haynos was traveling with his parents, Stephanie and Roger. The six skaters from the Boston area were flying into DCA as part of a connecting route to Boston. Two coaches, two young skaters and their mothers were among those onboard, according to Zeghibe. Spencer Lane and his mother Christine Lane were identified as part of the group. Sean Kay, 11, and his mother Yulia were also on board. Sean was considered one of the top ice dancers in the country for his age and dreamed of making it to the Olympic team. Russian figure skaters Evgenia Shishkova and her husband Vadim Naumov were also on board. They won the world championship in pairs figure skating in 1994 and narrowly missed out on Olympic medals that year. Inna Volyanskaya, a former skater who competed for the pre-1991 Soviet Union, was also reported to have been on board the plane
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