US and Russian figure skaters were on board crashed plane

The Boston Group Club says that a couple of 16 -year -old skiers, their mothers and two Russian coaches were among the passengers on a plane that hit a helicopter over Washington, DC on Wednesday evening.

They were named as teenager Spencer Lin and Jenna Han, their mothers, Kristen Lin and Jin Han, and their Russian coaches Yivgenia Shishkova and Vadim Nomov – are former skiers in the world.

American officials say they do not expect any survivors of the accident, and that at least 28 bodies of the scene have been recovered.

The plane was carrying 64 passengers and crew when it collided with air with an American army helicopter after 21:00 local time on Wednesday (02:00 GMT).

Then he fell into the ice Potomak River.

A source whose name unveiled told Reuters that up to 15 people on the trip may be involved in ice skiing in total.

The US Governing Authority in the United States said that “many athletes, trainers and family members participating in ice skiing in the United States were on a trip. It still gives more names.

“Six is ​​a terrible number for us,” said Boston’s CEO of Boston, and he is giving details of the club’s victims. “This will be long, as it has reached traces of our ski community,” he said.

Earlier on Thursday, Russia confirmed that some of its citizens were on the plane, after the Russian media reported the names of Numov and Shishakova.

“Many members of our skiing community were on the American Airlines Flight 5342,” said ice skating in the United States. The statement added that the group returned to their homes from the Tanmias camp in Whitchita, Kansas.

Witchita hosted the US National Ice Ski Championship from January 20 to January 26. After the competition, there was a development camp for young skiers.

Shishkova and Naultov retired from Russian husbands who won the world championship in 1994. They also competed in the Olympic Games, and then continued their training career in the United States.

Inna Fuliskaya, a former skate of the Soviet Union, was on the trip, according to the Russian News Agency.

Rescue teams continue to search for frozen waters in the Botomac River, where the remains of both planes remain. On Thursday morning, officials said they had turned into a recovery process.

Ronald Reagan Washington Airport, nearby, based on all flights in the wake of a pilot crash on Wednesday evening.

In addition to the unknown total number of skiers, limited information about individuals on board appeared.

In 1961, the 18 -people skiing team was killed in a plane crash in Belgium on their way to Prague.