A large portion of the damaged plane fuselage is lifted from the Potomac River during recovery efforts after the American Airlines crash on February 03, 2025 in Arlington, Virginia. An American Airlines flight from Wichita, Kansas collided midair with a military Black Hawk helicopter while on approach to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on January 29, 2025 outside of Washington, DC. According to reports, there were no survivors among the 67 people onboard both aircraft. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images). OAN Staff Taylor Tinsley. 5:10 PM – Monday, February 3, 2025. Teams have began efforts to clean up the wreckage of the American Airlines flight that collided with an Army Black Hawk Helicopter over the Potomac river in Washington D.C.. . . The Army Corps of Engineers began significant salvage operations on Monday. Debris from the wreckage is being moved to a hangar at Washington Reagan National Airport.. Police have recovered at least 55 of the 67 victims that perished. Additional human remains were discovered during the salvage operation. The D.C. Chief medical examiner is working to positively identify the recovered remains.. American Airlines Flight 5342 Crew. Relatives of the crew members confirmed pilot Jonathan Campos, 34, co-pilot Sam Lilley, 28, and flight attendants Ian Epstein, 52, and Danasia Elder, 34, were all onboard.. Epic Flight Academy, where Campos was certified to become a flight instructor, expressed their condolences.. “We are heartbroken,” said the flight academy. “Jonathan earned his Certified Flight Instructor rating with us and served as a valued flight instructor here. He was a skilled and dedicated pilot with an undeniable passion for flying.”. Courtesy: Jonathan Campos Facebook. In a Facebook post, Lilley’s father wrote “I was so proud when Sam became a pilot. Now it hurts so bad I can’t even cry myself to sleep.”. EXCLUSIVE: The father of the pilot onboard the American Airlines Plane identifies him as 28 Year-old- Sam Lilley. His father, who is also a pilot, says he was engaged to be married, started his training in 2019 and was the first officer on the flight Wednesday. @FOX5Atlanta pic.twitter.com/HVRwORvpRk. — Eric Perry (@Ericperrytv) January 30, 2025. Lilley’s father said his son was engaged to get married in the fall. A friend described him as “a person that lived life to the fullest and was just the happiest person around.”. BREAKING: Flight attendants Ian Epstein, 53, and Danasia Elder, 34, have been identified among the victims of the DC plane crash.. Please say a prayer for their families🙏 pic.twitter.com/GmR7YBptln. — Libs of TikTok (@libsoftiktok) January 30, 2025. A coworker described Epstein as a “truly exceptional individual, distinguished by his remarkable warmth and empathy.”. Elder was a devoted mother, wife, and flight attendant. “Danasia was very dedicated to being a flight attendant,” a former classmate said. “She loved her family tremendously, and she would just light up whenever she spoke about them.”. The Skating Club of Boston. Nearly half of the members of the flight were part of the figure skating community including prominent young competitors, many of whom were traveling with their parents.. 13-year-old Jinna Han and her mother, Jin Hee Han.. Courtesy: U.S. Figure Skating. 16-year-old Spencer Lane and his mother, Christine Lane.. Heartbreaking. This is the Lane family of Barrington, RI. Mom Christine and son Spencer (pictured on right) were killed in the DC plane crash on their way home from skating national development camp. #WBZ pic.twitter.com/QMLFflsP1A. — Kristina Rex (@KristinaRex) January 30, 2025. Evgenia Shishkova, 52, and Vadim Naumov, 55. The married couple were well known in the figure skating community, as the 1994 World pairs champions, 1996 Grand Prix Final champions and two-time Olympians, representing Russia.. One of my favorite pairs programs in my early days of figure skating fandom – Evgenia Shishkova/Vadim Naumov were playful in their musicality, original in their lifts, and phenomenal in their line. They won 1994 Worlds with this fun free skate pic.twitter.com/FU4f2d8y3n. — Jackie Wong (@rockerskating) March 8, 2023. The Washington Figure Skating Club. “Ice Skating Sisters” Everly and Alydia Livingston, 11, and their parents Donna and Peter.. Tragic Loss: Everly, 11, and Alydia Livingston, 14, sisters who died in Potomac River Plane Crash along with their mom and dad. Heartbreaking news. pic.twitter.com/340wfYXGOR. — Rob Reiner (@realRobReiner11) February 2, 2025. Franco Aparicio, 14, and his father Luciano.. Courtesy: U.S. Figure Skating. Inna Volyanskaya, 59. Volyanskaya was Everly Livingston and Aparicio’s coach.. Courtesy: U.S. Figure Skating. University of Delaware Figure Skating Club. Youth figure skaters Sean Kay and Angela Yang, both 11-years-old, along with their coach Alexandr Kirsanov.. Young figure skaters Sean Kay and Angela Yang were among the 67 victims in the tragic plane crash in Washington, D.C.. These little ones were so talented.. May God rest their souls.. Praying for all who lost loved ones. pic.twitter.com/Hv9eaYDnlR. — Kory Yeshua (@KoryYeshua) January 31, 2025. Skating Club of Northern Virginia. 12-year-old Brielle Beyer and her mother Justyna.. Edward Zhou, 16, and his parents Kaiyan Mao and Yu Zhou.. Edward Zhou:. Edward Zhou 16, was also attending the. National Development Camp in Wichita as he had always been doing for consecutive years in a row. A talented young man who was a force to be reckoned with on the ice.. He was apart of the Skating Club of Northern Virginia. pic.twitter.com/ts0iGQ9A1c. — Factseeker (@thtnonbb1) January 30, 2025. 16-year-old Cory Haynos and his parents, Stephanie and Roger.. I haven’t seen anyone here post a thread of the various GoFundMe’s for the figure skating families involved in the DC Potomac crash so here goes. 🧵. Starting with Emily Haynos. Her entire family perished in the crash (her brother Cory + mom + dad):https://t.co/D3WjcJT6Ue. — Nicole (Taylor’s version) (@sweetandswift) February 2, 2025. Ion Figure Skating Club. Olivia Eve Ter, 12, and her mother Olesya Taylor, 50.. IMPORTANT UPDATE:. I have just been informed that a GoFundMe in memory of Olesya and Olivia Ter was started last night by a longtime friend of the family. All donations will go directly to the Ter-Taylor family to help cover funeral and other expenses.https://t.co/gc6tWKyFlv. — King JD5 👑 (@jayden_five) February 1, 2025. Friends Returning From A Hunting Trip. A group of seven friends from the D.C. area were on their way home from a hunting trip in Kansas.. Jesse Pitcher, 30.. Michael Stovall, 40.. Steve Johnson, 45.. Alexander Huffman, 34.. Charles McDaniel, 44.. Jonathan Boyd, 40.. Tommy Clagett, 38.. Please join us in prayer for our fellow hunters, our hunting community, and everyone involved in the fatal plane crash on Wednesday night in DC. – @HunterNation pic.twitter.com/MFFucoIooA. — Sportsman Channel (@SPORTSMANchnl) January 31, 2025. More Flight 5342 Passengers. Kiah Duggins, 30. She was a civil rights lawyer on track to become a law professor at Howard University.. Elizabeth Keys, 44, and her colleague Sarah Lee Best, 33.. Grace Maxwell, 30. Maxwell was an Ohio college student coming back from her grandfather’s funeral.. Chris Collins and Melissa Nicandri, 28. Both were analysts for financial services company, Moody’s Ratings.. Bob and Lori Schrock, 58 and 56, were farmers from Kiowa, Kansas.. Asra Hussain-Raza, 26.. Mother of 2 Wendy Shaffer.. Vikesh Patel, an Indian American engineer at GE Aerospace.. Lindsey Fields, a biology professor at Butler Community College in Wichita, Kansas.. Casey Crafton, a father, husband, and volunteer youth sports coach from Connecticut.. Col. Pergentino Malabed Jr., 51, an official of the national police force of the Philippines.. Two Chinese nationals were also on board, confirmed by the Chinese Embassy in Washington D.C.. Black Hawk Crew. The U.S. Army confirmed the soldiers killed in the collision were Staff Sgt. Ryan O’Hara, 28, of Lilburn, Georgia, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Eaves, 39, of Great Mills, Maryland, and Capt. Rebecca Lobach, 28, of Durham, North Carolina.. “Our deepest condolences go out to all the families and friends impacted during this tragedy, and we will support them through this difficult time. Our top priority is to assist in the recovery efforts, while fully cooperating with the @NTSB, @FAA, and other investigative… pic.twitter.com/wyQ0WBaMKv. — U.S. Army (@USArmy) January 31, 2025. The Army said Eaves “served in the U.S. Navy from August 2007 to September 2017, then transitioned to a UH-60 pilot for the regular Army from September 2017.”. O’Hara served as a UH-60 helicopter repairman in the Army from July 2014. He was also deployed to Afghanistan from March 2017 to August 2017.. Our deepest condolences go out to all the families who are mourning the loss of their loved ones impacted by this devastating accident. We continue to work with the families of our fallen Soldiers and support the ongoing investigations. Release: https://t.co/dOZ9KpfNdr. — U.S. Army (@USArmy) February 2, 2025. Lobach served as an aviation officer in the regular Army from July 2019 to January 2025. Her awards include the Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal and Army Service Ribbon.. Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. https://www.oann.com/alerts. . Share this post!
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