FIL-AM FIGURE SATAMAS DE LA SATA FOUND MATRADAS IN THE COLCA DEL AVERO DE DC

Jon Maravilla (third from the right) with other Junior champions of the United States nationals in artistic skating. Skating_university/Instagram photo

Los Angeles – The American figurative skater Filipino Jon Maravilla is crying to his teammates who were among those killed after a American Airlines flight And the Army helicopter Chocó and collapsed on the Potomac River in the Washington area, DC, on Wednesday night.

Wonder, a Junior champion of the United States nationals in artistic skating, has also put the record in the false reports that became viral alleging that they forbade him to address the fatal flight that leaves Wichita, Kansas, due to the size of his dog.

Maravilla and his teammate, Saya Carpenter, occupied third place in the recent figurative skating championship of the nationals of the United States for Juniors and older people, which was held in Wichita from January 20 to 26. He was followed by an artistic skating training camp for those who compete for a place in the US team.

According to reports, fourteen members of the artistic skating community, including teammates, were among those killed in the plane crash.

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Maravilla said that access to a flight that came out of Wichita was denied due to the size of his dog, but it was not the fatal flight of American Airlines.

In an Instagram post, Maravilla wrote: “Hello, guys, they just want to clarify, these stories are not true. I was flying to Detroit. It was supposed to be on the DC flight.”

Calling his teammates, he continued: “My heart is with the victims and I cannot believe that this is real. I’m still shock … Many friends left too soon. Rest easy for victims. “

Photo of Jon_Maravillaa/Instagram

The artistic skating of the United States issued a statement: “The artistic skating of the United States can confirm that several members of our skating community were sadly aboard the 5342 flight of American Airlines, which crashed with a helicopter yesterday night in Washington, DC, these athletes, coaches and relatives returned home of the National Development Camp held together with the United States artistic skating championships in Wichita, Kansas. “

In his most recent publications, wonder paid tribute to his teammates, again publishing a GOFUNDME That was created for victims and their families.

“The funds will be distributed to the effective and from there they used to help pay the funerals, the monuments for the lost,” said Gofundme. “We are waiting for the word of Boston and DC clubs about how the families of the deceased would like to use the money collected. The more we collect, the more help you can give individually. Otherwise, the funds will be used for monuments in the respective areas. “

As the bodies recovered, the National Police of the Philippines announced Thursday that PERGENTINO NO CORONEL N. Malabad He was among the victims.

The National Transportation Board, the Federal Aviation Administration and the United States Army are investigating the accident.