Rescuers find body of figure skater Naumov killed in plane crash in Washington, D.C.

Rescuers found the body of world champion in pairs figure skating Vadim Naumov, who died in a plane crash in Washington. This was reported by his mother Iya Naumova on February 1.

Together with the athlete died his wife - figure skater Evgenia Shishkova, her body was found on January 31. In 1994, they, acting as a pair, won the figure skating competition in this category.

"Vadik was found, identified, taken out, the funeral will be in Boston. I'm trying very hard to hold on, but it's all very hard," she told TASS.

According to her, the son of the deceased skaters, who lives in the United States, is currently with loved ones who helped in the identification procedure.

"He is being cared for by two families there. They are all very friendly, they are helping him, they identified the bodies together. I'm trying very hard to hold on, but it's all very hard," the woman concluded.

Interrupted flight: Russian figure skaters were among the dead in the plane crash in the USA

Yevgeniya Shishkova and Vadim Naumov were on board, the names of the other passengers are being investigated

On the night of Jan. 30, an American Airlines passenger jet collided with a Black Hawk military helicopter during an approach at Ronald Reagan Airport in Washington, DC. Ronald Reagan Airport in Washington, D.C. After the crash, they fell into the Potomac River. There were 60 passengers and four crew members on board the civilian aircraft, while the helicopter carried three military personnel.

US President Donald Trump reported no survivors of the airplane crash. According to the latest data, 41 bodies have been found, of which 28 have been identified. Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the United States and Russia had been in contact through diplomatic channels after the crash.

Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said that three Russians were among the dead - athletes Evgenia Shishkova, Vadim Naumov and Inna Volyanskaya, who worked in the United States as figure skating coaches. There is also data that one more deceased had a Russian passport, this data is in the process of verification. The son of the deceased figure skaters in connection with the family tragedy withdrew from participation in the championship of four continents in Seoul. Coach Shishkova and Naumov Lyudmila Velikova said that they will be buried in the United States, such a decision was made by their son.