7 hours agoSome of US air accident victims identified
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(a year ago)At least 14 skaters were aboard the passenger plane that crashed into an American Army helicopter Wednesday. Some of the victims have been identified. Spencer Lane, 16, and his mother, Christine Lane, were both in flight. Spencer's father, Douglas, told local media that his son was [...]
Spencer Lane, 16, and his mother, Christine Lane, were both in flight. Spencer's father, Douglas, told local media that his son was “a force of nature” that showed commitment to the sport.
Jinna Han, 13, and her mother, Jin Han, are also confirmed to have died in the accident.
Evgenia Shiskova and Vadim Naumov, Russian ice skating trainers were also killed in the accident, the Kremlin confirmed. They left behind their 24-year-old son, Max, who followed his parents in artistic skating.
Cory Haynos was traveling home from the American ice skating championship with his parents, Roger Haynos and Stephanie Branton Haynos, wrote a family member on social networks. Roger's cousin Matthew Alan LaRavier, says he had “absolute love for his family”.
Ina Volyanskaya, a former pastor for the Soviet Union, was also on board, according to Russian news agency Tass.
Alexander Sasa Kirsanov, a former coach, was on board the plane, says Delaware University. His wife told ABC News she had <x0... lost everything”.
Twelve-year-old Olivia Ter from Maryland was among American figure skaters aboard the flight board, local officials confirmed.
The identities of two of the three people aboard the Black Hawk involved in the crash have been detected, while the identity of the third person is still unknown.
Pilot Andrew Eaves from Mississippi has been identified by his wife, Carrie, as one of the victims on the helicopter.
Ryan O'Hara, 29, was the head of Black Hawk helicopter crew according to CBS News.
He left behind a woman and one-year-old boy, says his group for training reserve officers (ROTC) in a post on social networks confirming his death.
Kiah Duggins, a professor of Howard University, is also among the victims of Wednesday's accident.
Sarah Lee Best, 33, and Elizabeth Kays, 33, both lawyers from the same firm lost their lives in the fatal accident. Elizabeth's partner, David Siedman, tells of The Washington Post that she died on her birthday, while Sarah's husband, Daniel Solomon, says she was “kind and worker”.
Casey Crafton, from Connecticut, was on board as well.
Asra Hussain Raza, 26, had moved to the Washington DC area from Indiana after receiving a master's degree in medicine. Her husband says she was returning from a work trip.
Michael Stovell was traveling home from an annual hunting trip with his friends, his mother Christina told Wink News. His cousin told the New York Times he was flying with at least six of his friends from the trip.
Jesse Pitcher was among those traveling with Michael Stovall, his father, Jameson Pitcher, told the New York Times. Jesse married last year, and his father says that “ai had just begun with a life of”.
National Police in the Philippines confirmed that Colonel Pergentino Malabed was on board. A Chinese foreign ministry spokesman also told about AFP that two Chinese citizens were among the victims yet to be identified.
