Doomed American Eagle flight was carrying U.S. figure skaters home from a training camp
Elite American figure skaters were onboard the flight that suffered a midair collision with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River.
Elite U.S. figure skaters were onboard the American Eagle flight that collided midair with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River on Wednesday, U.S. Figure Skating said early Thursday.
Two Russian world champions were also among the passengers on the doomed flight, Russian state media reported.
U.S. Figure Skating said the athletes were returning from a training camp in Wichita, Kansas.
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“These athletes, coaches, and family members were returning home from the National Development Camp held in conjunction with the U.S. Figure Skating Championships,” the sports organization said in a statement.
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