By james art 
Wichita, Kan. (AP) – a crash between American Airlines Jet and Army Helicopter has killed the teenage figures returning from a national meeting with their mothers and coaches, as well as a group of allied greenhouses from the Washington region, Colombia County.
They were among 60 travelers and four crew members Flight Late Wednesday When he collided with a Black Hawk helicopter This was carried by three soldiers. Seems All on board both planes were killed When the plane and helicopter collided over the Potomak River, officials say.
Authorities were looking for remains on Thursday as the communities were grieving. Skate organizations in Philadelphia and the Washington region also said some of their young athletes were aboard the plane.
“Many of us are experiencing great pain and many of us are largely unbelief,” says Adam Blake, based in Boston choreographer for Disney Disney, who knows the passengers of the Boston skating club.
“My heart breaks 10 times,” he said.
A few athletes in the flight I was present at a development camp held after the American Figure Skating Championships, ended on Sunday in Wichita, Kansas. The leaders of the faith held vigil on Thursday at the Municipal Council.
“The only way we will go through this is together,” said the Reverend Pamela Mason of Wichit’s Church of St. Pavel Ame.
Witch Skate Center manager Sean O’Reilly said the championships brought the “basis of positivity”, enthusiastic parents and young athletes from the United States, he is a “gutter” to teach some of these skaters to be killed.
American Airlines has created a hot line, as well as centers in Washington and Wichita for people who are looking for information about family members who may have been aboard the downloaded flight on Wednesday. The hotline can be reached 1-800 679 8215S
Here’s what we know who was killed in the crash on Wednesday night:
By the Boston skating club
Skaters Gina Khan and Spencer Lane were among the killed, along with their mothers and Coaches Evgeni Shishkova and Vadim NaumovDoug Zagbe, CEO of the Boston Skate Club, said during a press conference on Thursday.
Han and Lane returned from the US Figure Skating Championship. Lane, about 16 years old, and Khan traveled with their mothers, Jin Khan and Christine Lane, Zgiebe said.
“We watched Gina just grow here only from a little little tick in this incredibly mature 13 -year -old,” he said. “A great artist, a great competitor and outside the ice, a great child.”
Lane, who was from Barrington, Rod Island, participated in her first professional show in December with the company of Elin Sraran, Joy Skate Productions, she said.
“It was a new experience for him. He was nervous. And after the show was over, he came and he was just shining, “Schran said.
“He began to discover this connection with the audience, and that joy, which he supplies to other people through his gift.”
In a statement, the Lane family recalled Christine Lane both her only talents and her dedication to parenting.
“Christine has broadcast creativity throughout his life, using his official graphic design training as a jumping point for seemingly endless creative activities in fields such as photography, quilling, knitting and more. She brought an even more passion in her role as Spencer’s mother and his brother Milo, “the family says.
Shishkova and Naumov won the title of the 1994 World Cup couples in Chiba, Japan. The couple born in Russia also competed twice in the Olympics. The Boston skating club lists them as coaches. Their son Maxim Naumov is a competitive figure skater for the United States and was not aboard the flight.
From Northern Virginia
Three students from schools in Fairfax County, Virginia and six parents in the district were aboard the plane, said Chief Michelle Reed in a letter to the families. She did not identify them, but said the students were from different schools and that two of the parents were current or former employees of the district.
In the neighboring County, Loudoun Coach at a skate club was also identified as a passengers, Virginia’s reporter Suhas Subramam confirmed. The Ashburn Ice House Club said “the figure skating community is directly affected,” but does not give further details.
By Maryland Union
The killed also included four Steamfitters, all members of the Local Union of the United Association at the Suburban Maryland, Union leaders said in a social media publication on Thursday.
“Our focus is now on providing support and care for our brothers’ families as we continue to gather more information in the coming days,” said the publication of UA General President McManus and Chris Madelo, a Local 602 business manager.
From the military
The bodies of all three soldiers who were on the helicopter have been restored, employees say.
Officials said the remains would be in the operations of the Air Force at Dover Air Force Base in Delaware. This office coordinates a decent transfer of fallen members of the service.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss details that have not yet been announced. The crew identities have not been released.
The three soldiers made an annual Night Proficience training flight, Defense Minister Pete Heget said, adding that they were “quite an experienced crew”. Officials notify relatives, he said.
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Casey has been reported by Boston and Geller, New York reported. Associated Press journalists Summer Balentin in Colombia, Missouri; Margery Beck in Omaha, Nebraska; Christine Fernando in Chicago; Hannah Fingerhut in de Moine, Iowa; And Nicholas Ingram in Wichita, Kansas, contributed.