Passengers on downed flight included American and Russian figure skaters

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A man whose wife was on the American Airlines plane that collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter in Washington, D.C. shared the final text he received from her before the crash. The crash occurred over the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, resulting in at least 19 bodies being recovered from the river. The aircraft was carrying 60 passengers and four crew members, including members of the U.S. Figure Skating team returning from a camp. The man expressed hope that his wife would be rescued from the river, while the U.S. Army confirmed that the helicopter involved was a UH-60 from Fort Belvoir, Virginia.

Source: https://people.com/man-shares-heartbreaking-final-text-received-wife-american-airlines-plane-crash-washington-dc-8782928

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