Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs Buffalo Bills Player Dion Dawkins Speaks Out Following Fatal Plane Crash on His PropertyU.S. and Russian figure skaters are among the passengers feared dead after a mid-air collision in the Washington, D.C. area.
American Eagle Flight 5342—a plane carrying 60 passengers and four crew members aboard—and a United States Army Black Hawk helicopter collided mid-air over the Potomac River on the evening of Jan. 29. As of publishing time, 28 bodies have been recovered during search operations thus far, NBC News Washington reported, citing two sources familiar with the search efforts.
The U.S. Figure Skating organization confirmed that those onboard Flight 5342 included American athletes, coaches and family members who were returning home from the National Figure Skating Camp which was held in Wichita, Kansas, in conjunction with the U.S. Figure Skating Championships.
“We are devastated by this unspeakable tragedy and hold the victims’ families closely in our hearts,” their statement obtained by NBC News read. “We will continue to monitor the situation and will release more information as it becomes available.”
