Organizers of a figure skating benefit event in Washington, D.C. said they have already raised $1.2 million for victims of the plane crash over the Potomac River and first responders.
At the end of his figure skating performance, when the last note of his parents’ favorite song played in an arena packed with spectators and heavy with sorrow, Maxim Naumov dropped to his knees at the center of the ice. He remained there for what seemed like forever, awash in a spotlight, looking lost and sobbing.
The Legacy on Ice benefit event, featuring U.S. figure skating stars, payed tribute to the 67 people who died in the Washington, D.C., plane crash on Jan. 29.
WASHINGTON (7News) — D.C. Fire and EMS, the lead agency at the scene of the collision between an American Airline's plane and a Blackhawk helicopter at DCA on January 29th, called in fire trucks and 22 firefighters from the Arlington County Fire Department (ACFD) moments after the tragic accident over the Potomac River.