Washington, Jan. 30 -- Members of the United States figure skating community were on board an aeroplane that crashed near Washington DC, the country's governing organisation for the sport says.
A passenger plane carrying 64 passengers and crew crashed into a river in the capital after a mid-air collision with a US Army helicopter.
A police official at the scene told the BBC's broadcast partner CBS News that 19 bodies had been pulled from the water.
DC Fire and EMS chief John Donnelly said, "we don't believe there are any survivors from this accident".
US Figure Skating said athletes, coaches and family members were on the plane that crashed, the BBC reported.
"These athletes, coaches, and family members were returning home from the Nat...