American ice slider Anton Spiridon’s’ was not on a plane collided with a military helicopter
Us ice slider Anton Spiridonov rejected claims that suggested that he collided on Wednesday night with a peace with a military helicopter near National Airport Ronald Reagan Washington.
“Russian news included me on a list of assumed people on flight from Wichite to Washington,” slider divided into Instagram.
“I was not on this flight, thank you for the care of everyone for my safety. My heart goes to all the families affected by this tragedy.”
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Anton Spiridon’s worship after sliding at the Free Dance Competition for the Championship during the US Skating Championship at the SAP Center in San Jose, California, January 28, 2023. (Kyle Terada/USA Today Sports)
Spiridonov won a silver medal at the 2023 World University Games. He also finished sixth in the US Championship the same year. Spiridonov also paid tribute to the former “skating partner” of his father, Inna Volyanjsanskaya.
“Skating partner,” he wrote on a post in his Instagram story. “Rest in peace, Inna.”
Flight 5342 transferred 60 passengers and four crew members, according to a statement from American Airlines. The flight took off from the Wichita airport in Kansas.
Authorities have confirmed that the Black Hawk Army helicopter in the US service when the aircraft left Davison Army Airport at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Air is about 15 miles southwest of Reagan Washington National.
Emergency units respond to the location of the U.S. Air Force and Black Hawk Air Force on the Potomac River in Arlington, Va., Thursday, January 30, 2025. (Leigh Green for Fox News Digital)
The passenger aircraft and military helicopter crashed into the Potomac River as the commercial plane approached one of the runways from the airport. At a press conference on Thursday morning, officials confirmed that 27 bodies from the plane and one from Black Hawk had been pulled out of frigid waters.
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The skating has announced a statement that confirms that “several members of our skating community” was on board. The organization said they were returning home from a development camp after the US Championship in Skating in Wichiti, Kansas, which ended on Sunday.
Fox News’ Paulina Grandpa contributed to this report.
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