On January 30th, 2025, two teenage skaters and their mothers died along the 14 members after colliding with a U.S. Army helicopter including three soldiers not named. The plane carried 60 passengers and three crew members. According to Washington fire chief, John Donnely, “There were no survivors and efforts have been shifted to recovery” Popular figure skaters, Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, won two titles at the world championships back in 1994. Twenty seven bodies were recovered from the crash along with the three soldiers.
Two Figure Skaters Dead in Accident in D.C
The United States Figure Skaters Collides With Army Helicopter during American Airlines Flight 5342
Recovery Efforts of the Crash
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