On board the American Airlines 5342, which encountered a military helicopter in the sky over Washington, there were several skaters, their families and coaches.
For the first time, the source of Wichita Eagle reported, and then the information was confirmed by the Figure Skating Union.
We are amazed at this tragedy and express their condolences to the families of the dead, the organization says.
It is explained that the athletes returned from the US Championship, which was held in Kansas.
According to Rozmi, among the passengers there were figurines born in Russia – world ski champions in the pairs of Evgeni Shishkov and Vadim Naumov, as well as the bronze medalist of the USSR championship in the soaring skates of Inna Valyansk.
Meanwhile, relatives of passengers began to gather at Ronald Reagan airport. They are waiting for some kind of information about their loved ones, who were on the plane. Nevertheless, the authorities are in no hurry to disclose the details of rescue and evacuation operations.
There is still no official information about the number of dead. According to the American television company CBS, 18 bodies have already been found on the aircraft.
Source: Racurs
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