W Washington was in a plane crash. The American Airlines passenger aircraft collided with a military Black Hawk helicopter, then crashed into the Potomak River close Ronald Reagan Airport. This occurred just outside the Ronald Reagan Airport runway in Arlington, Washington.
American media initially reported that divers found a voice recorder in the cockpit. Later, the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board reported that a flight data recorder was besides found – the second black box.
No 1 survived.
The passenger aircraft carried 64 people, including 4 crew members, and 3 soldiers were on board the helicopter. U.S. president Donald Trump reported there were no survivors. A full of 67 people died.
Donald Trump gave this sad news during a conference held after 17 Polish time. He started it with a minute of silence to celebrate the memory of the victims.
A massive search operation continued all night. We utilized all the resources we had. I must say that local, state, national military bodies, including the U.S. Coast Guard, have done a phenomenal job said the President.
It was a dark and terrifying night in our capital and in the past of our country, a tragedy of tremendous proportions. As a nation we mourn all life that has been lost, as a country we mourn – he added.
Russians on board
Trump confirmed that Russian citizens were among the victims. On board the plane were Evgenija Szyszkowa and Wadim Naumov – Russian figure skaters, coaches and planet champions in 1994 sports pairs.
We are in contact with Russia, (...), we will make it possible to transport the bodies – announced.
He added that citizens from another countries were among the victims.
There was besides Polka and her daughter
We already know that 42-year-old Justyna Beyer, Polka, and her 12-year-old daughter Brielle were besides to be among the victims. The female sister, Mariala Witkowska, confirmed this information in a conversation with NBC News.
Justyna Beyer and her household lived in Aldie close Washington. Wednesday they returned from Wichita, Kansas, where Brielle trained figure skating. According to NBC News, the teenager was a talented skater and won awards in the competition.
She was individual who was just shining said Andy, Justyna's husband, about his daughter. He added that the girl liked to sing, she had a younger sister, and in childhood she defeated neuroblastoma – cancer.
