Update of government after a military helicopter collided with an American Airlines plane, killing everything in both aircraft.
Heidi Snow Cinader knows too well the deep pain that one experiences from the loss of a loved one in the fall of the plane. After her fiancé died when the TWA Flight 800 collapsed in the 1996 Atlantic Ocean, she developed a air disaster support network to help others who faced similar losses.
Through his non -profit organization, the airline for emotional support or, Access, Cinader has helped to facilitate the grief process for people affected or involved in the air disaster tragedies. For decades, her charity organization has linked those who survived or lost their loved ones in air disasters with professionally trained volunteers who have experienced similar tragedies in the years.
The moment Cinader and her volunteer band saw the debris of American Airlines’ debris in Rijeka Potomac, after colliding with the Black Hawk military helicopter, he returned them on the day their lives “changed in an instant,” Cinader said Fox Business.
“In our organization, we have unenviable credentials that we lost the beloved those in our disasters. And all these incredible people have been coming out of general aviation over the years, commercial and military air accidents to really show up to help other people go through their sadness, “Cinader said.
Many people who are sadness of sadness have now reached for help initially. A few years after their own loss, they became acceptable to attend training and became mentors of sadness, offering support to others.
Emergency units evaluate the wreckage of aircraft in the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington Airport on January 30, 2025 at Arlington, Virginia. (Andrew Hardik / Getty Images / Getty Images)
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Several volunteers reached out after a collision on Wednesday, “asking how I can help and let me know that they are on the call and that they are ready,” she said.
A group of volunteer access, which help facilitate the mourning process for people affected or involved in tragedies related to air disasters. (Jeff Bayer)
According to the Cinader, these individuals are among the rare ones who really understand the pain in the waiting pain to find out what the plane crashed, waiting for the recovery of the body and being flooded with constant media reporting.
In addition to the support of sadness, a non -profit organization also helps those who are in crisis to become aware of the resources available to them.
“Through the support system, we help individuals to overcome feelings of hopelessness, isolation, despair and confusion that often follow the air disaster,” the website said.
“We help reduce the risk of post-traumatic symptom of stress, long-term depression, family difficulties, or the inability to function social or at work.”
The helicopter flies near the town of American Airlines’s aircraft on the Potomac River after the plane crashed to the National Airport by Reagan. (Photo Andrew Hardik / Getty Images / Getty Images)
The goal is to help people “gain renewed strength, hope and purpose.”
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The non -profit organization seeks to support people not only in moments after the air disaster, but for the rest of their lives. These include the main events of life like birthdays and a time when people get married.
Finding someone who knows “how to live life in the long run” is really a big part of what the organization does, Cinader said.
“I remember so well … when I needed someone to be with me because of what cared forward,” Cinader said.
