Barrington Ice Skater and Mother Die in DC Air Collision

Barrington Ice Skater and Mother Die in DC Air Collision

An athlete from Barrington, Rhode Island - and his mother - were among the passengers deadly DC airplane crash on Wednesday.

Spencer Lane and his mother, Christine Lane, were identified as two of the six members of The Skating Club of Boston who were on American Eagle Flight 5342.

There were no survivors in the crash; all 67 were on the plane, and the helicopter died.

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“Our sport and this club have suffered a horrible loss with this tragedy,” said club CEO Doug Zeghibe. “Skating is a tight-knit community where parents and kids come together 6 or 7 days a week to train and work together. Everyone is like family.”

Zeghibe said the athletes, coaches, and parents were returning from the U.S. Figure Skating’s National Development Camp. 

 

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As GoLocal reported earlier:

An American Airlines-owned passenger jet carrying 64 people crashed into the Potomac River near Washington on Wednesday night after colliding midair with a military helicopter while approaching Reagan National Airport, the New York Times reported.

At a press conference at 7:30 AM on Thursday morning, Chief John A. Donnelly of the Washington DC Fire and EMS Department said, "There are no survivors."

He said the rescue effort has shifted to a recovery effort.

It is believed that a total of 67 died in the crash.