Heartbroken skaters sobbed as they returned to ice hours after tween friends and coaches among 67 killed in plane crash HEARTBROKEN friends of young ice skaters killed in a fatal crash between a passenger plane and military helicopter on Wednesday sobbed as they returned to a local rink hours after the unspeakable tragedy.
Skatequest, another local ice skating center about 25 miles from the site of the crash, also has a memorial set up to honor victims with flowers and stuffed animals.
Lana Jones, who guest coaches at Ashburn Ice House, spoke to The U.S. Sun about the tragedy's catastrophic blow to the skating community in Washington DC.
Wellesley Shomo, 41, a former ice hockey coach at Ashburn Ice Center, told The U.S. Sun the news hit him hard.
Rachel Eddinger, 22, said she didn't know any of the victims but stopped by the makeshift memorial, made up of flowers and balloons, at the ice rink to pay her respects.
