King Charles III is sharing his devastation over the current American Airways aircraft crash.
On Wednesday, a business flight touring from Wichita, Kansas collided with a army helicopter and crashed into the Potomac River. All 67 folks concerned within the crash died, together with the 60 passengers and 4 crew members on the American Airways airplane.
“My family and I have been profoundly shocked and saddened by the dreadful news of the tragic air accident in Washington, D.C., which has led to such a devastating loss of life,” the monarch, 76, mentioned in his Saturday assertion.
“Our hearts, and our special thoughts, are with the people of the United States and our deepest possible sympathy goes to the families and loved ones of all the victims.”
The monarch added: “I would also like to pay a particular tribute to the emergency responders who acted so quickly to this horrendous event.”
The American Airways flight included 14 youth determine skaters — six of which had been members of The Skating Membership of Boston — who traveled to Kansas for the U.S. Determine Skating’s improvement camp earlier this week.
“Our sport and this Club have suffered a horrible loss with this tragedy,” the Boston Skating Membership mentioned in an announcement on Thursday.
“Skating is a tight-knit community where parents and kids come together 6 to 7 days a week to train and work together. Everyone is like family. Of the skaters, coaches and parents on the plane, we believe six were from The Skating Club of Boston. We are devastated and completely at a loss for words.”
The victims from the membership have been recognized as teenagers, Spencer Lane and Jinna Han, their moms, Molly Lane and Jin Han, and two coaches, Evgenia Shishkova and Vadim Naumov, former Russian world champions.
CEO Doug Zeghibe addressed the tragic information in a press convention that very same day.
Shishkova and Naumov’s son Maxim Naumov boarded a flight out of Wichita simply days previous to the aircraft crash, shedding each his mother and father who stayed behind to assist coach.
“Max was competing at the U.S. Championships in the senior men’s event, championship men,” Zeghibe mentioned in the course of the press convention. “He placed fourth, which is a medaling spot. His time in Wichita concluded on Sunday with the men’s event. He was actually on a plane on Monday. I came back with him. He had no reason to stay at the National Development Camp.”
Olympian Scott Hamilton additionally touched on the profound impression this has had on the skating group whereas on the “Today show” Friday
“It’s beyond the skating community. So many people see this tragedy and the loss of these brilliant young skaters who have poured their lives into building an identity in our sport,” the gold medalist acknowledged. “For their lives to be taken … is just devastating [and] shocking. It just doesn’t make any sense.”
Hamilton continued: “This is where the community comes together. It’s a very tight-knit, very close-knit, very wonderful, caring, supportive community. We’re no stranger to tragedy, but this is just beyond devastation.”
